GHANA MINE WORKERS UNION (REPRESENTING MR. N. K. ADUBOFOUR AND MR. C. ANSONG) vs. SGS LABORATORY SERVICES GHANA LTD [2012]DLNLC8530

GHANA MINE WORKERS UNION (REPRESENTING MR. N. K. ADUBOFOUR AND MR. C. ANSONG) vs... [2012]DLNLC8530

Date	2012-05-08
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2012]DLNLC8530

[2012]DLNLC8530
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA MINE
WORKERS UNION (REPRESENTING MR. N. K. ADUBOFOUR AND MR. C. ANSONG)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SGS LABORATORY
SERVICES GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SENYO
M. ADJABENG (NLC APPOINTED MEDIATOR AND
WITNESS)<o:p></o:p>

</div>MEDIATION REPORT<o:p></o:p>1.0 INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p>The Collective Agreement is between SGS Laboratory Services Ghana Ltd (The
Employer) and the Ghana Mine Workers Union (The Union) and jointly referred to
as The Parties. The Union is a registered Trade Union under
the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) and its regulations and representatives of the
Complainants in the above mentioned matter. Mr. Nana Kwabena Adubofour and Mr. Charles Ansong are
former workers of SGS Ghana Ltd who are interested parties, duly represented by
the Union in this matter. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.0 BACKGROUND OF DISPUTE <o:p></o:p>On the March 31, 2012 the Employer terminated
the appointment of the two employees following interdiction and subsequent
investigations of issues raised against the employees. <o:p></o:p>The Union on behalf of
the employees petitioned Management to re-instate the terminated employees.
However, the Employer was of the view that the employees deserved to be
terminated in accordance with provisions of the Parties' Collective Agreement.
The Union insisted that the Employer's action constitutes unfair termination of
employment whilst the Employer insists on the fairness of its action, hence the
ensuing dispute. <o:p></o:p>The Union therefore, and
on behalf of the employees concerned, petitioned the National Labour Commission (NLC)
for redress. Upon deliberations, the Parties agreed before the NLC to submit
their dispute to Mediation for amicable settlement. <o:p></o:p>3.0 SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR <o:p></o:p>The parties were given the opportunity to select a Mediator under regulation 8 of the
National Labour Commission Regulations, 2006 (LI 1822). The Parties through the NLC duly selected Mr. Senyo M. Adjabeng as their choicest mediator. The National Labour Commission, in exercising their mandate under
regulation 9 of LI 182