ROSE MADODZI SEIDU vs. REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN [2016]DLNLC8382

Date	2016-11-02
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Citation No.	[2016]DLNLC8382

[2016]DLNLC8382
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ROSE MADODZI SEIDU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN<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-471/014/016/15i&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU (CHAIRMAN)<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;">RULING<o:p></o:p></div>The Complainant was employed by the Respondent as an Executive Secretary on 1st November, 2011 and continued to work with Respondent after her probationary period of six months even though she was not given a letter confirming her appointment<o:p></o:p>On 13th August, 2015 the Respondent gave the Complainant and the other local staff new contracts which sought to change their status to temporary workers and reducing their salaries effective September, 2014 to sign by 15th August, 2014 failing which their appointments would be terminated.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant did not sign the new contract by the stipulated date because her salary had been reduced from US$3,400 a month to US$500.00 a month whereupon the Respondent terminated her appointment.<o:p></o:p>On 7th October, 2014 the Complainant filed a complaint with the Commission claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1. The payment of her SSNIT contributions for the entire period of her employment with the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>2. Accumulated leave of 63 working days must be commuted to cash.<o:p></o:p>3. Severance pay of 12 months' salary<o:p></o:p>4. Compensation for unfair termination<o:p></o:p>The Commission forwarded a copy of the complaint to the Respondent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on 3rd