POLYTECHNIC ADMINISTRATION OF GHANA (PAAG) FAIR WAGES & SALARIES COMMISSION [2016]DLCA8613

Date	2016-11-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO/H1/147/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8613

S.E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

AGNES M.A DORDZIE J.A

I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A

MR. K. DANSO-ACHEAMPONG ESQ.(FOR PETITIONER/APPELLANT).

MR. AUGUSTINE AHAMEY ESQ. (FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT).

[2016]DLCA8613
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >POLYTECHNIC ADMINISTRATION OF GHANA (PAAG)<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>FAIR WAGES &amp; SALARIES COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO/H1/147/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
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NOV, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. DANSO-ACHEAMPONG ESQ.(FOR
PETITIONER/APPELLANT).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. AUGUSTINE AHAMEY ESQ. (FOR&nbsp;
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT).<o:p></o:p>

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S.E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING), AGNES
M.A DORDZIE J.A, I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>TANKO
AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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This is an appeal against
the decision of the National Labour Commission (NLC) dated 8th
October 2014 arising from a complaint of the Complainant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the “Appellant”),
an umbrella organization representing Senior Non-Academic Staff &nbsp;of Public Polytechnics and allied groups
against the Respondent/ Respondent (hereinafter
referred to as the “Respondent”), a creation of statute known as the Fair
Wages and Salaries Commission Act 2007 (Act 737) to ensure fair, transparent
and systematic implementation in the government public service of any policy as
well as developing salary structures for the public service.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The brief background facts
to this appeal are that, upon the introduction by government in January 2010,
of the new pay policy, referred to as the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP) with a
number of components including payment of market premium an incentive specifically
designed to attract, retain and compensate certain public officers with scarce
and critical skills in the public service, labour agitations by various labour unions
including the Appellant resulted. &nbsp;In consequence
of this, a meeting was held between the Appellant and the Respondent the
outcome of which produced a communiqué signed by the respective parties dated
21/8/2012.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Prior to the communiqué,
there was an ongoing dispute and negotiations between the Senior Members Academic
and Senior Members Non-Academic of Public Universities (an entity different from the Appellant) and the Respondent in
respect of the market premium relativities to be applied for the former.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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