RICHARD ATO ALLEN FARRON (COMPLAINANT) vs. BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LIMITED (RESPONDENT) [2015]DLNLC7634

RICHARD ATO ALLEN FARRON (COMPLAINANT) vs. BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LIMITED (RESPONDE... [2015]DLNLC7634

Date	2015-05-13
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Citation No.	[2015]DLNLC7634

[2015]DLNLC7634
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RIC<span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B050">HARD ATO ALLEN FARRON<o:p></o:p>(CO<span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B050;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B050">BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p>our Ref: NLC/C-203/014/015/380 &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:
13th MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FOR
THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.65pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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<o:p></o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FACTS <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">In a letter dated 19th July, 2013 and addressed to the
Respondent's Bolga Branch Manager, Mary Addah, a bulk teller reported that the
Complainant slapped her in the presence of Edwin, Issac and Cyneizer in the
full glare of customers in the banking hall during verbal exchanges over an TOU
she was granted from the social club account. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.15pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">Contrary to the Respondent's Disciplinary Code, the
Branch Manager without hearing the Complainant's side of the story forwarded
Mary Addah's letter to the Respondent's Area Manager, Northern Cluster. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.85pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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