THEOPHILUS ADDO & 9 ORS vs. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, UNION OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE & FINANCE OF T.U.C OF GHANA [2021]DLCA10073

THEOPHILUS ADDO & 9 ORS vs. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, UNION OF INDUSTRY, COMMERC... [2021]DLCA10073

Date	2021-01-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/19/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10073

SENYO DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING)

N.C AGBEVOR JA

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

OPOKU BOATENG FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

NOOR-DEEN SAEED FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT WITH JESSICA

AMOABENG MAAME ADJOA OFOSU ANTWI & OSIARFO ACQUAAH

[2021]DLCA10073
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THEOPHILUS ADDO &amp; 9 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, UNION OF
INDUSTRY, COMMERCE &amp;<o:p></o:p>FINANCE OF T.U.C OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<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;">

SUIT NO.&nbsp;&nbsp; H1/19/2020&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:
21ST JANUARY 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OPOKU
BOATENG FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<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;">

NOOR-DEEN
SAEED FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT WITH JESSICA AMOABENG, MAAME
ADJOA OFOSU ANTWI &amp; OSIARFO ACQUAAH<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>SENYO
DZAMEFE JA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (PRESIDING), N.C AGBEVOR
JA, P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;BRIGHT MENSAH JA:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
plaintiffs/appellants herein, on 28th day of January 2016 caused to
be issued in the registry of the High Court, Accra (Labour Division), a writ of
summons claiming against the defendants/respondents, the reliefs stated
hereunder:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the memorandum of understanding<o:p></o:p>reached between the 1st and 2nd
defendants on 22/1/2016<o:p></o:p>is not binding on the plaintiff [sic] as they were
never <o:p></o:p>consulted by the defendants before, during or after
the <o:p></o:p>meeting that culminated in the signing of the said
MOU.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order setting aside the said MOU signed on
22/1/2016.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A further order for the parties to go back and
renegotiate the<o:p></o:p>redundancy package before the redundancy exercise
is<o:p></o:p>carried out.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An interlocutory injunction restraining the 1st
defendant from<o:p></o:p>carrying out the intended redundancy exercise or
terminating<o:p></o:p>