AFRICAN MINING SERVICES GHANA vs. NATIONAL LABOUR COMMISSION [2017]DLHC11888

Date	2017-02-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ 81/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11888

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

SAMUEL DZIGBA FOR PLAINTIFF

K. DANSO ACHEAMPONG FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11888
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFRICAN MINING SERVICES GHANA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>NATIONAL LABOUR COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. GJ 81/2016&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;DATE: 7TH FEBRUARY
2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SAMUEL DZIGBA FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>Mr. Lawrence Kwaning was employed by the plaintiff on 1st
August, 2000. He was declared redundant on 24th June 2000 but was
immediately reemployed as purchasing and stores officer.<o:p></o:p>After he has been promoted to the senior purchasing
officer position in 2006, and a senior purchasing supervisor position in 2008
and after he had rendered dedicated service to the plaintiff Company, he was handed a letter terminating his appointment and paid one month salary
in lieu of notice.<o:p></o:p>Mr. Kwaning aggrieved by the termination of his
appointment when he could have been declared redundant like other officers and
paid ten (10) percent of his salary for each year of his service to Plaintiff
Company, filed a petition on 4th October, 2013 to the National
Labour Commission with the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
termination of his appointment on 22nd March, 2013 when all
employees have been put on notice of impending redundancy exercise to be
carried out on the 15th May, 2013 in the absence of proven misconduct or a serious breach of
any term or condition of his employment was unfair.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order to the respondent
to adequately compensate Petitioner
with the quantum of money determined by the Commission for unfair termination of his appointment, alternatively order
that he should be paid compensation equivalent to what he would have earned if
he had been declared redundant or
damages.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 30th December, 2015 the defendant summarily
determined the petition in favour of the petitioner, Mr. Lawrence Kwaning. T</main>