DR. CHARLES O. KWARTENG vs. UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES [2021]DLNLC11170

Date	2021-05-05
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2021]DLNLC11170

BERNICE A. WELBECK DR. (MRS)

[2021]DLNLC11170
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. CHARLES O. &nbsp;KWARTENG<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

Our
Ref: NLC/C-175/014/2021/45X&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 5TH MAY,
2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>DIRECTOR, ADMIN/ HR: <o:p></o:p>BERNICE
A. WELBECK DR. (MRS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div><h1 align="left" style="margin: 9.05pt 0cm 0.0001pt;">Brief facts:<o:p></o:p></h1>On
the 26th February 2014, Dr. Charles O. Kwarteng (hereinafter called the
complainant) lodged a complaint at
the National Labour Commission against University of Professional Studies
(hereinafter respondent) for unfair termination.<o:p></o:p><h1 style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Case of the complainant:<o:p></o:p></h1>The complainant a former employee of the respondent
institution was employed as a lecturer
on the 18th day of October 2012. However, on
the 25th day of March 2014 he was dismissed for gross misconduct. Prior
to the dismissal of the complainant he had already
petitioned the Commission on grounds of acts of discrimination against him as contained
in his petition dated February
26, 2014.<o:p></o:p><h1 style="margin-left:0cm">Reliefs sought by the complainant:<o:p></o:p></h1><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:104%">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Stay of proceedings pending
investigations.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt;
mso-font-width:104%">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Restitution.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt;
mso-font-width:104%">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cessation of unfair practices.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt;
mso-font-width:104%">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hearing of these matters.<o:p></o:p><h1 style="margin-top:9.55pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Case for the respondent:<o:p></o:p></h1>The
complainant was an employee of the University and belonged to the senior
members' category of the university
employees. As an employee and a senior member, he was