FOSTER VIDZAH vs. GLOBAL SOURCING AND SUPPLY (GSS) [2012]DLNLC8337

Date	2012-02-28
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Citation No.	[2012]DLNLC8337

[2012]DLNLC8337
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FOSTER VIDZAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GLOBAL SOURCING AND&nbsp;&nbsp; SUPPLY (GSS)<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0.2pt;">Our Ref: NLC/C-523/2011/2012/54S&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: 28TH FEBRUARY, 2012<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>OPANIN OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">DECISION &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>FACTS OF THE CASE:<o:p></o:p>Mr. Foster Vidzah, the complainant, lodged a complaint against his employer, Global Sourcing and Supply, with the National Labour Commission on 10th October, 2011, for paying him less than what was on the "Employment Agreement," he signed with the Company. His letter of complaint was received by the Commission on 24th October, 2011.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The contract of employment which he signed with his employer on 13th November, 2010 by him and 15th November, 2010, by his employer had at page three (3), the following which he attached to his letter.<o:p></o:p>"Article 4 - Rates of Pay/Remuneration<o:p></o:p>a) The named Employee covered by this Agreement shall receive a consolidated<o:p></o:p>Gross Salary of`&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; GH¢ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 340.00<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b) This Salary is made up as follows:<o:p></o:p>1. Basic Gross Salary &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; GH¢&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 150.00<o:p></o:p>