[2015]DLNLC7632 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;tab-stops:16.0cm;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">LANCELOT KWEKU HEWLETT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COMPLAINA</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">NT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">)</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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;color:#00B050;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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">REROY CABL</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">E</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">S LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">R</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ESPONDEN</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">T</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";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;tab-stops:16.0cm;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Our Ref</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">NLC/C-08/2013/015/81 </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Date: 25th September, 2015<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; tab-stops:16.0cm;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;tab-stops:7.1pt"><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="text-align:justify;tab-stops:7.1pt"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CHAIRMAN</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">)</span><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><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">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; tab-stops:16.0cm;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-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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:16.0cm;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">FACTS </span></b><b><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""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.35pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;tab-stops:16.0cm;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">The Complainant was employed by the Respondent on 5th January, 2012 as Financial Accountant on a salary of GH¢2,500.00. In a letter dated 31st December, 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"">0</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">12 the Respondent informed the Complainant that his "contract with the company is terminated wit</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"">h ef</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">fect from January 3</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"">1</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">, 2013. </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"">.....</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">.. We </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"">h</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ave enclosed our CAL Bank cheque No. 000960 dated 31st December, </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:1