UNION OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE & FINANCE WORKERS (UNICOF) vs. MERCHANT BANK (GHANA) LIMITED [2012]DLNLC8363

UNION OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE & FINANCE WORKERS (UNICOF) vs. MERCHANT BANK (GHANA)... [2012]DLNLC8363

Date	2012-08-01
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Citation No.	[2012]DLNLC8363

[2012]DLNLC8363
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >UNION OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE &amp; FINANCE WORKERS (UNICOF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MERCHANT BANK (GHANA) LIMITED<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;">Our Ref: NLC/C-299/2012/71J&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 1ST AUGUST, 2012<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>PAUL OSEI-MENSAH (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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance Workers (UNICOF) lodged a complaint of unfair termination of Rev. Jonas Koranteng - Smart by the Merchant Bank Limited on 6th June, 2012<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>THE CASE OF THE COMPLAINANT<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Rev. Jonas Koranteng-Smart attended an Annual General Meeting of the Merchant Bank (Ghana) Limited on 27th March, 2012 as a proxy for the Permanent Staff Provident Fund (PSPF) of the Merchant Bank. He was invited to the meeting by a written note dated 26th March, 2012. That after the meeting Rev. Jonas Koranteng-Smart sent an e-mail to the unionized staff, communicating the outcome of the meeting to them.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>