[2014]DLNLC7590 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">POLYTE</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; color:#00B050">C</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">HNIC ADMINISTRATORS OF GHANA <i>(PAA</i>G)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">FAIR <i>WA</i>GES AND SALARIES COMMISSION (FWSC)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Our Ref: NLC/136/2014/79 </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Date: 08<i>/</i>10<i>/</i>2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">FOR THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Paul Osei-Me</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">nsah </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">(</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Member, N</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">LC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:16.45pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BRIEF FA</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">C</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">TS: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.2pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">On 21st August, 2</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">01</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">2 the Complainants, Polytechnic Administrators Association of Ghana (PAAG) and Respondent, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> met to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">neg</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">otiat</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">e t</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">he market premium factor member</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">s of </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Polytechnic Administrators Association of Ghana (PAAG). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.2pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">At the end of the meeting the Complainants </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">an</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">d the Respondents released a Communiqué signe</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">d </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">jointly by the Respondent acting b</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">y </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">its Chief Executive, George Smith-Graham of the one part and the Complainants acting by Edward Asante Antwi, President of PAAG and witnessed by Dan Larbi, General Secretary of GAPA of the other part. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.7pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COMPLAINANTS' C</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">A</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SE