GHANA MINEWORKERS UNION (CLAIMANT) vs. PERSEUS MINING (GHANA) LIMITED (RESPONDENT) [2016]DLNLC7597

GHANA MINEWORKERS UNION (CLAIMANT) vs. PERSEUS MINING (GHANA) LIMITED (RESPONDEN... [2016]DLNLC7597

Date	2016-02-22
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2016]DLNLC7597

[2016]DLNLC7597
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA
MINEWORKERS UNION<o:p></o:p>(CLAIMANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PERSEUS MINING
(GHANA) LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Our Ref:&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;&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: 22ND FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>FOR
THE COMMISSION: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
PEACE AYISI-OKYERE, MISS. GLORIA AFUA AKUFFO AND MR. GEORGE OWUSU (PANEL AND ARBITRATORS)<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.0 INTRODUCTION&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>1.1 Ghana
Mineworkers Union (GMWU) and Perseus Mining (Ghana) Limited (PMGL) (hereinafter
referred to as Claimant and Respondent respectively) in pursuance of their
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAS) were engaged in protracted negotiations in respect of
increase in unionized staff salaries for the year 2015. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">1.2 Upon
failing to reach an agreement, the Parties submited to Voluntary Arbitration at
the National Labour Commission (NLC) per a letter dated 22nd December, 2015
jointly signed by the disputing Parties. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">1.3 The
NLC, by a letter dated 31st December, 2015 with reference NLCIC-517/2015/36L appointed a Panel of three
Arbitrators (Panel) to determine the matter. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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yes">1.4 Upon receipt of their appointment letters, the Panel held an
initial consultation meeting on 13th January, 2016 at which a proposed arbitral
procedural time table was drawn up for the consideration of the Parties. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.95pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
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Arbitration Management Conference with the Parties on 20th January, 2016 at
which Mrs. Victoria Ofosuhene-Darkwah was appointed as the Secretary/Recorder of the Panel and an arbitral
procedural time table, a copy of which is attached and marked as appendix
"A" was agreed upon. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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yes">1.6 There was a total
number of three sittings at which the Parties presented both oral and
documentary evidence in support of their respective cases. No witness was called by either party. <o:p></o:p>