MOHAMMED HAMDU AND DAM NELSON vs. THE MINISTER OF MANPOWER,YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2012]DLHC4294

MOHAMMED HAMDU AND DAM NELSON vs. THE MINISTER OF MANPOWER,YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT AN... [2012]DLHC4294

Date	2012-06-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 2/2008
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4294

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. YAO YEGBE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MS. ROSALINE FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC4294
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">MOHAMMED HAMDU AND DAM NELSON<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE MINISTER OF MANPOWER,YOUTH
&amp; EMPLOYMENT AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
INDL 2/2008&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 14TH JUNE, 2012 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. YAO YEGBE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MS. ROSALINE
FOR THE DEFENDANTS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiffs herein brought this
action against the Defendants, jointly and severally on 13th
November, 2008 on their own behalf and on behalf of 120 others for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order for the
 payment to the Plaintiffs the arrears of their allowances for the months
 of September, October, November and December, 2007.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order for
 payment of interest at the prevailing commercial bank rate on the total
 amount of the arrears with effect from September, 2007 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">General damages
 and costs.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendants entered appearance on 11th
December, 2008 and filed their statement of defence on 29th
December, 2008 denying the claim of the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs filed a
reply to the statement of defence on 20th February, 2009 together
with application for directions in which the following issues were raised by
them:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the 1st Defendant was the employer of the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the appointment letters issued by the 1st Defendant to the
Plaintiffs stated any time limit for the employment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the 1st Defendant has served the Plaintiffs with any notice
of termination of the Plaintiffs’ appointments.<o:p></o:p>