XAVIER HUBERT vs. GLAHCO HOTELS & TOURISM DEVT. LTD. & 1 OTHER, ERNEST ASAMOAH AND BENOON-MILVD [2013]DLHC4313

XAVIER HUBERT vs. GLAHCO HOTELS & TOURISM DEVT. LTD. & 1 OTHER, ERNEST ASAMOAH A... [2013]DLHC4313

Date	2013-03-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 22/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC4313

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

DAVID KUDOADZI ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

KWABENA ADU KUSI ESQ. WITH GLORIA GYAN DUA ESQ. FOR 1ST RESPONDENT

[2013]DLHC4313
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">XAVIER HUBERT<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>GLAHCO HOTELS &amp; TOURISM DEVT.
LTD. &amp; 1 OTHER, ERNEST ASAMOAH AND BENOON-MILVD<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH [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 22/2013&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: 7TH MARCH, 2013 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DAVID
KUDOADZI, ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA ADU KUSI, ESQ. WITH GLORIA GYAN DUA, ESQ. FOR 1ST
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</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>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff who is a French national was at all
material times to this action the General Manager of 1st Defendant
at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi. He was engaged by the 1st
Defendant sometime in August, 2011 for an indefinite period, determinable by
either party giving notice of termination. In the course of the performance of
his duties he incurred the displeasure of his superiors and sometime on 30th
November, 2012 he was invited by the 1st Defendant to Accra to
present the budget for the Hotels at the Head Office in Accra. Minutes before
the presentation the Managing Director of Golden Tulip West Africa called the
Plaintiff to the parking lot and handed to Plaintiff a letter of termination of
his appointment dated 30th November, 2012.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to the Plaintiff he was immediately told
not to go to his office as same was locked and also denied access to his
office. Guards were also placed in front of his apartment where his 3 children,
aged 1, 3 and 9 years and wife lived.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff being aggrieved by the action of the 1st
Defendant commenced the instant action against the Defendants on 4th
December, 2012 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&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;&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; <o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that the termination of Plaintiff’s employment by 1st Defendant
 is unlawful.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that the Plaintiff’s termination letter issued to Plaintiff dated
 November, 30th 2012 is contrary to Plaintiff’s contract of
 engagement and of no consequence.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that Plaintiff continues to be an employee of 1st Defendant.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An injunction
 to restrain 1st Defendant from interfering with Plaintiff’s
 conditions of service pending a determination of this suit.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An injunction
 to restrain Defendants from forceful removal and deportation of Plaintiff
 out of the country or; In the
 Alternative<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">General
 damages for unlawful termination of appointment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">General
 damages for trauma and harassment of Plaintiff and his family.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; lin</main>