NUHU MOHAMMED & 49 ORS. vs. PAPER CONVERSION CO. LTD. [2012]DLHC4346

Date	2012-03-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 3/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4346

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

DR. SAMUEL SELASSIE ADESI HOLDS THE BRIEF OF MR. DICK ANYADI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. DOMINIC BRENYA OTCHERE HOLDS THE BRIEF OF NENE AMEGAHCHER FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2012]DLHC4346
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">NUHU
MOHAMMED &amp; 49 ORS.<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAPER CONVERSION CO. LTD. <o:p></o:p>[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 3/2011&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;DATE: 29TH MARCH, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DR.
SAMUEL SELASSIE ADESI HOLDS THE BRIEF OF MR. DICK ANYADI FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. DOMINIC BRENYA OTCHERE HOLDS THE BRIEF
OF NENE AMEGAHCHER FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
Plaintiffs herein who were all former employees of the Defendant company
commenced the current action by filing writ of summons accompanied with a
statement of claim on 5th August, 2010 against the Defendant 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="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">A declaration that pursuant to the
 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Civil Appeal No. 111/237/2007 entitled
 Industrial &amp; Commercial Workers Union v. Paper Conversion Co. Ltd.
 dated 6th November. 2008 and to Section 65(2) of the Labour
 Act, 2003 (Act 651) and Article 28(6) of the relevant Collective
 Bargaining Agreement between the parties the Defendant is legally bound to
 enter into negotiation with the Plaintiff the modalities and quantum for
 the payment of the severance awards of the Plaintiffs upon the declaration
 of redundancy by the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">A declaration that the failure or
 refusal by the Defendant to negotiate and agreed a formula or quantum for
 the payment of the severance awards of the Plaintiffs despite persistent
 requests by the latter constitutes breach of the contract of employment
 between the parties, to wit, the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement
 between the parties.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">A declaration that the said refusal or
 failure is in breach of the Defendant’s statutory duty as employer to the
 Plaintiffs as employees upon the declaration of redundancy, to wit:
 Section 65(2) of Act 651.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">Punitive damages for breach of contract
 and statutory duty.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">An order fixing the modalities and or
 quantum for calculating the severance payments due to the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">Interest on the quantum so-fixed at the
 current bank rate from the date of the effective date of the redundancy
 i.e. November, 2004 to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">Any other relief found due.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Defendant entered appearance on 1st August, 2010 and went on to file
its statement of defence on 12th January, 2011 denying Plaintiffs’
claim. The Plaintiffs filed a reply to the statement of defence and an
application for directions on 24th June, 2011. No additional issues
were filed by the Defendant so on 15th July, 2011 all the issues
raised in the application for directions were set down as issues to be tried by
this court. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>