DAVID TETTEY NOI vs. SGS ITS LTD. [2020]DLHC10203

Date	2020-05-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/0108/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10203

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS (MRS)

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. KWAME DEI TUTU ESQ.

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT: STEPHANIE AMARTEIFIO ESQ. HOLDING BRIEF FOR SYLVIA CUDJOE ESQ.

[2020]DLHC10203
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID TETTEY NOI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SGS ITS LTD.<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL
FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. KWAME DEI TUTU, ESQ. <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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FOR THE DEFENDANT: STEPHANIE AMARTEIFIO, ESQ. HOLDING BRIEF FOR SYLVIA
CUDJOE, ESQ. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS (MRS)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In his book titled ‘Labour Law’ published
in 2014, the learned author, James Odartey Mills ESQ. states in chapter 15 at
page 283 as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“ … To this end,
just as the employee cannot be forced to work for the employer and can indeed
resign or terminate the contract of employment between him and the employer at
any time, so also can the employer terminate the contract of employment. This
is based on the legal principle of reciprocity or mutuality of contracts which
is to the effect that whatever one party to a contract can do, the other party
should be able to do likewise. If the principle of mutuality were not to apply,
it would mean that the contract would be unbalanced and would be seen to be
tilted in favour of one party to the detriment of the other. One could imagine
what the situation would be like if the employer were to have the power to
terminate the employment contract at will without the employee being able to do
likewise by resigning whenever he liked. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The problem however is that most often
whereas employees always feel it is their right at will and in fact take it for
granted, they see it as a taboo for employers to do likewise.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is against the backdrop of the above
quotation that I propose to discuss the instant case before me. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE
DECISION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Let me at this juncture state, without any
equivocation, that the plaintiff herein is not entitled to the reliefs he seeks
from this Court because he has failed to discharge the onus placed on him to
show that the termination of his employment by the defendant is wrongful and
that he is consequently entitled to the award of damages for wrongful
termination. I will demonstrate anon my reasons for coming to such a decision. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;