PETER WAKA AND OTHERS vs. THE TEACHING HOSPITAL BOARD KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL [2013]DLHC4295

Date	2013-01-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 45/2010
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC4295

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. ANTHONY NAMOON FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MR. ERNEST OWUSU ABOAGYE FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2013]DLHC4295
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">PETER WAKA AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE TEACHING HOSPITAL BOARD KORLE
BU TEACHING HOSPITAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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 45/2010&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: 10TH JANUARY, 2013 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ANTHONY NAMOON 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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</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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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE OF THE
HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>The thirty-seven Plaintiffs herein are all
employees of the Revenue Unit of the Accounts Department of Korle Bu Teaching
Hospital. They have been in the employment of the Defendant for a considerable
period of time, ranging between five (5) years and thirty-two (32) years. At
various times in 2009, the Plaintiffs were invited in different groups to
appear before the Revenue Committee of the Defendant to assist it to
investigate an allegation of misappropriation of funds collected by them. The
Plaintiffs duly appeared before the Revenue Committee wherefore various sums of
money they were alleged to have embezzled were written on pieces of paper and
handed over to them. Meanwhile, when the Plaintiffs allegedly confronted the
said committee on the allegation of embezzlement, it could not offer any
explanation as to the date and how the Plaintiffs embezzled the sums stated
against their names. It could also not explain to the Plaintiffs the
circumstances on which it based to arrive at those sums of money. It rather
suspended Plaintiffs and has refused to pay them their salaries since October,
2009 except 11th to 17th Plaintiffs who receive their
salaries through the Accountant General’s Department. The Plaintiff, therefore,
brought the current action against the Defendant by filing writ of summons
together with a statement of claim on 10th February, 2010 for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs their salaries which have
been withheld since October, 2009.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the Defendant to lift the indefinite suspension placed on the
Plaintiffs since the suspension is without any legal basis.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs their salary arrears for
the periods ranging from 6 to 18 months as the case may be.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(d)&nbsp;
The
Defendant, be ordered to redeploy the Plaintiffs to other Units/Departments of
the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the
alternative the Defendants should declare all the Plaintiffs redundant in its
hospital and pay them all the salaries, salaries in arrears and severance
package in accordance with law except the 11th to 17th
Plaintiffs who may be referred to the Ghana Health Service and the Controller
and Accountant General’s Department as the case may be for reposting.<o:p></o:p>