LUFTHANSA GHANA (COMPLAINANT) vs. GENERAL TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM & CHEMCAL WORKERS UNION (RESPONDENT) [2015]DLNLC8392

LUFTHANSA GHANA (COMPLAINANT) vs. GENERAL TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM & CHEMCAL WORKERS... [2015]DLNLC8392

Date	2015-12-10
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Citation No.	[2015]DLNLC8392

[2015]DLNLC8392
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LUFTHANSA GHANA<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GENERAL TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM &amp; CHEMCAL WORKERS UNION<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">Our Ref: NLC/C-390/201G/43J&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: 10TH DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU (CHAIRMAN NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">DECISION &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>The undisputed facts of the case are that the Complainant on July 3, 2015 notified the Chief Labour Officer, the Union and the Minister of Transport of its intention to declare redundant all its 14 workers.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Union in a letter dated July 7, 2015 proposed seven (7) items for negotiation as redundancy package all of which except the redundancy pay, were successfully negotiated. The Complainant in a letter dated 3rd August, 2015 requested the Commission's intervention in the determination of the redundancy pay as parties were deadlocked on same. The deadlocked position was as stated below<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Complainant's Position<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>One month pay for each year of service for employees who had served less than 10 years' service and 1.5 months' pay for each year of service for employees who had served 10 years and above.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Respondent's Position<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Five (5) months' pay for each year of service across board.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>However, when the parties appeared before the Commission, the Respondents dropped their claim to there (3) months' salary for each year of service across board.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Respondents' su