[2021]DLNLC11176 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN BENJAMIN SESSAH-ROCKSON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050">And<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">METHODIST BOOK DEPOT LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></span></b></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Our Ref: NLC/C-607/017/2021/11 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">DAT</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">E</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">17<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY, 2021</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DIRECTOR, ADMIN/HR FOR COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DR. BERNICE A WELBECK<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">We refer to the Commission's sitting of Wednesday, 17th February, 2021 at which parties appeared and were heard. The Respondent was led by Counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The facts of the matter are that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Complainant was put before a Disciplinary Committee based upon a reconciliation conducted on the stock of Hymn Books.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Committee upon investigation submitted a Report, which recommendation led to the termination of Complainant's appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Complainant was displeased with the termination decision therefore he petitioned the Commission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></u></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Findings<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Commission upon hearing the parties, and examining the evidence, before it finds that the Complainant was given a hearing and he did not provide any evidence to show or prove that the process was unfair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Ruling<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Commission hereby dismisses the Complainant for lack of merit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DATED AT THE NATIONAL LABOUR COMMISSION ON 17<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></span>