OHENE GYAU MINKA vs. GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK GH. LTD. [2013]DLHC4347

Date	2013-06-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 31/2010
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC4347

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. ACHI DANSO WITH MS. GERTRUDE ACHIREM FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. A. T. TAMAKLOE FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2013]DLHC4347
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">OHENE GYAU
MINKA<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK GH. LTD. <o:p></o:p>[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 31/2010&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 20TH JUNE, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
ACHI DANSO WITH MS. GERTRUDE ACHIREM FOR THE PLAINTIFF<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 Plaintiff commenced the instant action against
the Defendant by filing a writ of summons and statement of claim on 11th
January, 2010. On 24th April, 2013, pursuant to this court’s order
on 19th April 2013, the Plaintiff filed an amended writ of summons
claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that the Plaintiff’s purported dismissal by the Defendant from its
 employment is wrongful and in contravention of the Defendant’s CBA, the
 1992 Constitution and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order for
 the payment of the Plaintiff’s salary from the date of the purported
 dismissal to the date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order for
 the payment of Plaintiff’s half salary for 18 months when he was on
 suspension.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Damages for
 prospective loss of promotion and loss of employment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">General
 damages for wrongful dismissal.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Interest on
 all sums of money found due to the Plaintiff from the date of the
 purported dismissal to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Any further or
 other orders as to this court may appear just.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant entered appearance on 26th
January, 2010 and went on to file its statement of defence on 9th
February, 2010 denying Plaintiff’s claim. On 8th April, 2010 the
Plaintiff filed a reply to the statement of defence as well as an application
for directions. No additional issues were filed by the Defendant so on 24th
May 2010, the court set down the following issues for trial:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not
 the Plaintiff was negligent in his discovery of the shortages in specie.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not
 the specie was officially received and lodged in the vault before the same
 was fraudulently given out to customers by the perpetrators of the fraud
 or malpractice.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not
 the Plaintiff covered up the fraud or malpractice.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not
 the Plaintiff followed the Defendant’s laid down procedures when he
 reported the fraud or malpractice to the Head of the Reconciliation
 Department of the Defendant bank.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">