KWAME APPIAH-KUBI vs. PRO-DIGITAL IMAGING LTD. [2013]DLHC5537

Date	2013-03-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL/27/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC5537

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

OFORI ADUSEI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2013]DLHC5537
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAME APPIAH-KUBI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PRO-DIGITAL IMAGING
LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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/27/12&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;DATE: 27TH MARCH,
2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OFORI
ADUSEI, ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF<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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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>At all
material times to this action the Plaintiff was an employee of the Defendant
Company. In or about March, 2010, the Plaintiff was employed as a processer of
pictures by the Defendant in charge of development of negative pictures and
later became a computer assistant. In addition to his work the Plaintiff
doubled as a messenger for the company. In or about April, 2011, the Plaintiff
was verbally suspended by the Defendant but was called back to work in June,
2011 and was transferred to Kasoa in the Central Region.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 22nd
August, 2011 whilst at Kasoa he received a text message from the Managing
Director of the Defendant Company giving him indefinite suspension. He was paid
half salary only once and he has still not been recalled from suspension. It is
the belief of the Plaintiff that the suspension was used as a ruse to terminate
his appointment and being aggrieved, the Plaintiff commenced the instant action
on 20th December, 2011 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the suspension of the Plaintiff was an indirect way of
terminating the appointment of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the termination was unfair and wrongful.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
for the payment of Plaintiff’s monthly salary from 22nd August, 2011
to the date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; An order
that the extra days and hours the Plaintiff worked be computed into over-time
and be paid to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(e)