ALS GHANA LIMITED vs. SAMUEL FRIMPONG KODIE-ASHANTI [2020]DLCA8578

Date	2020-01-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/50/18
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8578

M. OWUSU JSC (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

BINDITI CHITOR FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

JOE MENSAH OBOUR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLCA8578
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALS GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL FRIMPONG KODIE-ASHANTI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/50/18&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: 30TH JAN, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BINDITI CHITOR FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOE MENSAH OBOUR FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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M. OWUSU JSC (PRESIDING),
S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<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="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/respondent Samuel Frimpong is a former employee of ALS Ghana Limited,
the defendant/appellant, working as a Fire Assayer. The defendant/appellant is
a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of Ghana.
The appellant is simply referred to as the defendant and the respondent, the
plaintiff in this judgment.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff avers that on the 27th of October, 2013, as the shift
supervisor, he handed over to one Daniel Opoku and left the premises of the
company between 10-11pm.&nbsp; Plaintiff said
several hours after he had left the company premises, the company security
camera on the premises captured one Deliver Anyimadu, in the shift of Daniel
Opoku, holding a foreign material on the premises.<o:p></o:p>He
averred that after an interval one Emmanuel Obeng and Prince Oti Boateng were
also captured holding same material in the premises of the company.&nbsp; Plaintiff says when Deliver Anyimadu was confronted
about the foreign material the camera captured him holding, he said it was the plaintiff
who gave same to him, an assertion he vehemently denied.&nbsp; Oti Boateng as well mentioned him, the
plaintiff as the one who asked him to return the material to him for a fee of
Gh¢200, and this as well he vehemently denied.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
avers further that on 24th April 2014, the company held a
disciplinary hearing to investigate the incident regarding the foreign material
found on the company premises and charged him with the following charges: -<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">i.Insubordination,
deliberate refusal to follow instruction from Ghana Laboratory manager
regarding foreign material cover allowed on company premises.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Gross misconduct for being
in possession of foreign material on company premises.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Gross misconduct for
engaging ALS employees to help, participate in analyzing foreign material with
ALS, equipment that is against company policies and procedures as well as
Quality Control policies and procedures.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><!--[if !sup</main>