FIAWORNU ERASMUS & 163 ORS. vs. GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK [2012]DLHC5666

Date	2012-06-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL 49/09
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC5666

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. KWEKU PAINTSIL WITH MS. VIDA AGYEKUM ACHEAMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

NANA SAKYIWA FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2012]DLHC5666
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FIAWORNU ERASMUS &amp; 163 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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 49/09&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;DATE: 8TH
JUNE, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KWEKU PAINTSIL WITH
MS. VIDA AGYEKUM ACHEAMPONG 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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NANA
SAKYIWA FOR THE DEFENDANT<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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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The current action was commenced by 164 ex-workers
of the Defendant Company against the Defendant on 9th September,
2010 by way of a writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim. Pursuant
to an order of this court dated, 2nd February, 2011 Plaintiffs filed
an amended writ of summons and a statement of claim on 9th February,
2011. By an order of this court dated 25th November, 2011 the
Plaintiffs filed further amended writ of summons accompanied by an amended
statement of claim on 1st December, 2011. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The said amended writ of summons against the
Defendant is for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that
the Plaintiffs are eligible to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the
Ghana Commercial Bank Special Pension Scheme set up by the Defendant for the
benefit of its employees.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that
the negotiations or purported negotiations for severance awards by the Standing
Joint Negotiating Committee on the basis on which the Plaintiffs were paid
severance pay was a sham and tainted with fraud such that a Court of Equity
ought to set it aside.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
re-opening the negotiations and payment to the Plaintiffs with interest thereon
to date of eventual payment.<o:p></o:p>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Alternatively,
an Order directed to the Defendant to pay to each Plaintiff a lump sum
repres</main>