JOSEPH TETTEH vs. INTERTEK MINERALS LIMITED [2019]DLCA8684

Date	2019-07-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/39/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8684

ADJEI J.A

ACKAH-YENSU J.A

AGBEVOR J.A

KWAME OWUSU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT

NAA ADJELEY DSANE FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA8684
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH TETTEH<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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 color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>INTERTEK MINERALS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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. H1/39/2019&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 18TH JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME OWUSU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 NAA ADJELEY DSANE
 FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT<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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 ADJEI J.A, ACKAH-YENSU
 J.A, AGBEVOR J.A<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:
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 </div>ADJEI,
J.A:<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Appellant sued the
Defendant/Respondent, his former employer, in the High Court (Labour Division),
Accra for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that Plaintiff was constructively dismissed by the Defendant and
same was unlawful and wrongful.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order against the Defendant to pay the Plaintiff his severance award in
accordance with the practice at the Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the Defendant to return Plaintiff’s service vehicle.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs
including legal fees.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For ease of reference, in this appeal,
the Plaintiff/Appellant shall be referred to as the Plaintiff. &nbsp;Similarly, the Defendant/Respondent shall be
referred to as the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The brief facts of the case are that
the Plaintiff was initially engaged by a company known as Transworld
Laboratories which was subsequently taken over by Intertek Minerals Limited,
the Defendant. The Defendant then engaged
the services of the Plaintiff by an employment contract which was to take
effect from 1st October 2008.&nbsp; 
The employment was regulated by a letter of appointment and the contract of
appointment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>