OBED DANKWAH & 45 OTHERS vs. KIBI GOLDFIELDS LIMITED [2017]DLNLC4606

Date	2017-06-02
Suit No.	NLC/C-251/119/117/48
Citation No.	[2017]DLNLC4606

[2017]DLNLC4606
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OBED DANKWAH
&amp; 45 OTHERS<span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#52A450"><o:p></o:p>(Complainants)<o:p></o:p>vs.<span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#52A450"><o:p></o:p>KIBI
GOLDFIELDS LIMITED<span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#52A450"><o:p></o:p>(Respondent)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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</div>For the Commission:<o:p></o:p>EDWARD BIRIKU-BOADU (Chairman)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoHeader" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
tab-stops:.5in;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:
0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 0in 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="Body" style="margin-top:16.1pt;margin-right:22.55pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-1.2pt;line-height:115%">The Respondent
having noticed a drastic reduction in the gold recovery at its processing plant
at Akim Saaman near Osino between October 2012 and March 2013 planted an
informant at the plant site. <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>On 14th March, 2013 the Respondent
received information that four of the Complainants namely, Ibrahim Debrah,
Bismark Nyarko, George Tagbor and Michael Adjei and other staff numbering about
41 most of whom are at large, conspired and stole an unspecified quantity of
gold from the plant site. The Respondent reported the matter to the Ayinam
Police who arrested the four Complainants named above together with others and
arraigned them before the Magistrate Court, Ayinam on charges of conspiracy to
commit crime and stealing. <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>On 12th March, 2013 the
Respondent verbally terminated the contracts of employment of the Complainants
herein. The <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>Complainants on 10th June, 2014
lodged a complaint at the Commission claiming the following reliefs: <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>"1. To enquire our SSNIT
Numbers and Cards. <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>2. Entitlements and Payment of
arrears 3. Welfare and other Dues deductions." <span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p>