FRANCIS ONYINA & 93 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI [2016]DLNLC8390

Date	2016-08-23
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Citation No.	[2016]DLNLC8390

[2016]DLNLC8390
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS ONYINA &amp; 93 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI<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-137/08/2016/02K&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 23RD AUGUST, 2016<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<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;">EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU (CHAIRMAN)<o:p></o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p></div>Counsel for the Respondent has not only challenged the jurisdiction of the Commission to hear this matter but has also submitted that the action is statute barred and has called on the Commission to rule on these legal issues raised before proceeding with the substantive matter. The Commission has been called upon to rule on the issue of jurisdiction and the action brought by the Complainant's being statute barred.<o:p></o:p>Jurisdiction of Commission<o:p></o:p>The issue of the jurisdiction of the Commission cannot be dealt with without considering the facts of the case and the journey travelled by the case in detail. The Commission will therefore proceed with a chronology of the facts.<o:p></o:p>By an Agreement dated 7" September, 2007 between the Respondent and the Ghana Mine Workers Union, the Parties agreed that the Respondent should undertake a redundancy exercise to affect 400 workers made up of 90 Senior Staff and 310 Junior Staff to commence on 14"" September, 2007 and end on 31" December, 2007. They also agreed that the affected workers should be paid a redundancy pay comprising the following:<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp; 25% annual basic salary for each completed year of service and prorated for a fraction of a year's service.<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp; Golden handshake<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp; Provident tund<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp; Accrued leave<o:p></o:p></main>