DENNIS WORGBAH AND OTHERS vs. MESSRS ATLAS MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING COMPANY (GH) [2017]DLHC3916

DENNIS WORGBAH AND OTHERS vs. MESSRS ATLAS MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING COMPANY (... [2017]DLHC3916

Date	2017-05-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL 91/2013
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3916

JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO HIGH COURT JUDGE.

EDWARD BRIKU BOADU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

ANTHONY NAMOO ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2017]DLHC3916
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DENNIS WORGBAH AND
OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MESSRS ATLAS
MANUFACTURING &amp; ENGINEERING COMPANY (GH) LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (HUMAN RIGHTS
DIVISION ONE), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO: INDL 91/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;23RD
MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;EDWARD BRIKU BOADU ESQ.,
FOR THE PLAINTIFFS. <o:p></o:p>ANTHONY NAMOO ESQ., FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, HIGH COURT JUDGE. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The Plaintiffs are in Court challenging both their interdiction
and eventual dismissal by the Defendant from its employment. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 7th October, 2009, the Plaintiffs wrote Exhibit “B”
addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of APS/ATLAS. Exhibit “B” contains a
number of grievances which are: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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For some time now salaries do
not come regularly and through the banks as it the normal procedure... <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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The 10% of staff basic salary
deducted from staff salary upon their own initiatives towards their leave is
kept by management without releasing the monies to staff. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Management does not issue
statement of accounts on the staff Provident Fund and staff have no knowledge
about the amount under the fund and any demand for it is not honoured. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A welfare fund initiated by the
staff had been proscribed because monies deducted from staff salaries are not
remitted to the fund’s accounts and management is not prepared to give out
those monies to the contributors. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A recent check on SSNIT office
revealed that staff contributions are many months in arrears. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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