RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN EDMUND KONNEY And. AVIATION HANDLING SERVICES [2021]DLNLC11179

Date	2021-02-24
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2021]DLNLC11179

DR BERNICE A. WELBECK

[2021]DLNLC11179
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN EDMUND
KONNEY<o:p></o:p>And.<o:p></o:p>AVIATION HANDLING
SERVICES <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-498/017/2021/58E&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 24TH
FEBRUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>DIRECTOR, ADMIN/HR FOR
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: <o:p></o:p>DR
BERNICE A. WELBECK<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;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;The above-named dispute was heard by the Commission on 24th February, 2021. At the hearing
the parties appeared.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Complainant's Submissions:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The complainant submitted
that he was charged for failing to obey lawful instructions following which he was
queried, and that when he submitted his response he was put before a Disciplinary Committee and thereafter he was dismissed
from employment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Respondent's Submissions:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The case of the Respondent was that in the year 2016
complainant who was employed by respondent company
failed to obey lawful instructions from his supervisor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;He was employed
as a porter and his duty was to load and/or offload cargo from aircrafts.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the particular day, the event of which led to his
dismissal, they were three loaders who were
instructed to check and offload cargo but they refused so he was queried and he responded
with an apology.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;He was subsequently put before a Disciplinary Committee
because that was not the first time he had committed
such an offence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Upon completion of the Disciplinary Committee work he was dismissed
from the services of by the respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:line
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