THE REPUBLIC vs. CHARLES DARKWA ANTWI AND GLAHCO HOTELS AND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD [2017]DLCA4575

THE REPUBLIC vs. CHARLES DARKWA ANTWI AND GLAHCO HOTELS AND TOURIST DEVELOPME... [2017]DLCA4575

Date	2017-06-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/150/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4575

VICTOR OFOE JA (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI JA AND AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA

[2017]DLCA4575
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHARLES DARKWA ANTWI&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(CLAIMANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>GLAHCO HOTELS AND TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: H1/150/2016&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;DATE: 12TH JUNE, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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VICTOR
OFOE JA (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI JA AND AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>ADUAMA OSEI JA:<o:p></o:p>I
have had the benefit of reading beforehand the judgment of His Lordship Justice
Ofoe in which he orders the dismissal of this appeal. I agree with him that the
appeal ought to be dismissed. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>There
is however an aspect of the case that has engaged my attention on which I
intend to put down a few thoughts by way of supporting the opinion of my
learned brother. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>In
this contribution, the Claimant/Applicant/Respondent will be referred to as “the Respondent”, and the Respondent/Respondent/Appellant will be
referred to as “the Appellant”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By
a letter dated the 21st of October, 2011, the Appellant terminated
the employment of the Respondent, who was before then its Legal and Business
Development Officer. The termination gave rise to a dispute between the
Appellant and the Respondent over the entitlements due from the Appellant to
the Respondent. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>When,
after negotiations between them, the Appellant and the Respondent failed to
reach agreement on the entitlements due, the Respondent made a complaint to the
National Labour Commission regarding the dispute and the stalemate their
negotiations had run into and requested the intervention of the Labour
Commission under the provisions of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 657).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon
receipt of the Respondent’s complaint, the Labour Commission tried to get the
parties settle the dispute by negotiation. However, negotiations under the
auspices of the Labour Commission also failed and the parties reported back to
the Commission regarding the failure. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
proceedings before the Labour Commission on the 23rd of May, 2012,
at which the parties reported the failure of the negotiations are quoted
hereunder:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“The facilitating meeting started at 1.30 pm and
was chaired by Mr. Joseph A. Aryitey, the Chairman of the Commission.<o:p></o:p>