EVANS DONKOR AND JONATHAN FAARA ALI & 113 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GHANA) LTD, OBUASI [2021]DLCA10840

EVANS DONKOR AND JONATHAN FAARA ALI & 113 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GHANA)... [2021]DLCA10840

Date	2021-05-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/37/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10840

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A.

S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.

ERIC KWARTENG FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS.

OSAFO BUABENG FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.

[2021]DLCA10840
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EVANS DONKOR AND JONATHAN
FAARA ALI &amp; 113 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GHANA)
LTD, OBUASI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ERIC
KWARTENG 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;">

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/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A., S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A. <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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against a judgment of
the High Court, Obuasi dated 11th October, 2018 in a labour dispute
involving the issue of payment of redundancy package to the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Per their writ of summons issued on
10/04/17 the 115 Plaintiffs sought the following reliefs against the Defendant Company:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that by the acts and conducts
of the Defendant, it has terminated the appointment/employment of the
Plaintiffs and as such the Plaintiffs are entitled to their package in
accordance with their Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the package the Defendant
paid to Plaintiffs sometime in 2013 fall short of what the Plaintiffs are in fact
entitled to as provided under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the ruling of the National
Labour Commission (NLC) dated 20th August 2008 in respect of a
petition the Plaintiffs’ brought against the Defendant herein did not terminate
the appointment/employment of Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An or</main>