CHRISTIAN GBIKPO & 13 OTHERS vs. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA [2013]DLHC5649

Date	2013-01-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL 33/09
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC5649

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. KENNETH KUDJORDJIE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

MR. KOFI AMOATEY FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2013]DLHC5649
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHRISTIAN GBIKPO &amp;
13 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
GHANA<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 33/09&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 17TH JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KENNETH KUDJORDJIE 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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MR.
KOFI AMOATEY FOR THE DEFENDANT. <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>The
Plaintiffs herein who were all former employees of the Defendant Church working
on its Agricultural Project at Abokobi in the Greater Accra Region of the
Republic of Ghana commenced the current action against the Defendant on 12th
June, 2009 and on 26th April, 2010 they filed an amended writ and
statement of claim claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration
that the Plaintiffs are entitled to redundancy payments and end of service
benefits as per Article 39 of the terms and conditions of the Abokobi
Agricultural Project.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
compelling the Defendant to effect redundancy payments and end of service
benefits to the Plaintiffs based on Article 39 of the terms and conditions of
service of the Abokobi Agricultural Project as per schedule in paragraph 7 of
the Amended statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment
of GH¢44,345.80 being the total amount due to Plaintiffs as redundancy/end of
service benefits. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Defendant filed entry of appearance on 19th May 2010 and went on to
file its statement of defence to the amended statement of claim on 8th
July, 2010 denying the claim of the Plaintiffs. On 1st June, 2011,
the Plaintiffs filed a reply and an application for directions in which it
raised the following issues:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not the Plaintiffs were employees of the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;