[2012]DLNLC8543 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">UNION OF INDUSTRY COMMERCE AND FINANCE WORKERS (UN</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#00B050">I</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">COF) FOR MR. NYONATOR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050">ZENITH PLASTICS GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Our Ref: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DAT</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">E</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">17<sup>TH</sup> JANUARY, 2012</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SENYO M. ADJABENG<span style="color:#262600"> (</span><span style="color:#171700">NLC </span>APPOINTED <span style="color:#393900">SOLE </span><span style="color:#353500">MEDIATOR</span><span style="color:#262600">)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">MEDIATION REPORT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">1.0<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">INTRODUCTIO</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">N <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Zenith Plastics Ghana Ltd is a registered Company in Tema - Ghana and a manufacturer of various plastic products for the Ghanaian and Regional Markets. The Unio</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">n </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">of Industry, Commerce and Finance Workers of the Ghana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) is a registered Union under the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) and its regulations and representatives of the Complainant in the above titled matter. Mr. Nyonator is a former worker of Zenith Plastics Ghana Ltd and the Complainant in the above titled matter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:26.6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align: justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">2.0<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">BACKGROUND OF DISPUTE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">On the 19th of August 2005, the Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance <i>W</i>orkers (UNICOF) wrote to the Management of Zenith Plastics Ghana Ltd (the Company) to introduce the Union. The letter was delivered by an officer of the Union who met with Mr. Nyonator, the Complainant in this matter and an employee of the Company at the time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Following the above incident, the Management of Zenith Plastics issued Mr. Nyonator with a query for "using Compa</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">n</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">y hours to do unionization" (my emphasis). On September 1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">3</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">005, Mr. Nyonator </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">wa</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">s suspended from duty a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">nd </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">subsequently terminated on October 17, 2005 on the same charge. The Union on behalf of Mr. Nyonator made a formal complaint to the National Labour Commission before which the matter has </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">b</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">een pending since. The matter was however referred to Mediation in December 2011 accordingly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">3.0 SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The parties were given the opportunity to select a Mediator </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">un</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">der regulation 8 of t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">h</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">e <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">National Labour Commission Regulations, 2006 (LI 1822</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">. The Parties duly selected Mr. <o:p></o:p></span></