VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION vs. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (ICU) AND SEAWELD ENGINEERING LIMITED [2016]DLNLC7598

VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION vs. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (ICU) AND SEAW... [2016]DLNLC7598

Date	2016-12-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2016]DLNLC7598

[2016]DLNLC7598
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VOLUNTARY
ARBITRATION<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (ICU) AND SEAWELD ENGINEERING LIMITED<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 28TH DECEMBER, 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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FIDELIS
PATRICE SEDDOH ESQ (SOLE ARBITRATOR) <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.0 INTRODUCTION
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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yes">By a letter dated 28th October, 2016 with
reference NLC/C-206/016/640, the
National Labour Commission appointed Fidelis Patrice Seddoh Esq. as Sole
Arbitrator in respect of the dispute between ICU (Claimant) and Seaweld
Engineering Limited (Respondent) for determination of the issues. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">1.2 Upon receipt
of the letter from National Labour Commission, the Sole Arbitrator invited the
parties for Arbitration Management Conference on the 4th November, 2016. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:13.9pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">At the meeting with the parties, Mrs. Victoria Ofosuhene-Darkwah was appointed <o:p></o:p>ecorder.
Ground rules and other administrative rules were laid out (Attached to this
report as "Appendix A"). <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">1.4 The Complainant was represented by Mr. Solomon Kotei, the
General Secretary and Mr. John Aboradze Hayfron, the Principal Industrial
Relation Officer whilst the Respondent was represented by its Counsel, Mr.
Daniel Awuku Ofosu and was accompanied by Mrs. Esther Forson, the HR Manager. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.45pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">1.5 The Parties agreed
to rely on their written submissions but to ask either party for clarification
of any matter raised where deemed necessary. <o:p></o:p>2.0 THE ISSUES <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.4pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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yes">The parties agreed on
the following issues to be determined by the arbitrator: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">2.1 Whether or not the Claimants are entitled to the 5%
Salary increment for the year 2015 as promised by then Rig Manager. <o:p></o:p>