RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN GIDEON DESIRE EDZEAME & 5 OTHERS And. STATE PROTOCOL OFFICE [2021]DLNLC11183

RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN GIDEON DESIRE EDZEAME & 5 OTHERS And. STATE PROTOCOL O... [2021]DLNLC11183

Date	2021-03-17
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2021]DLNLC11183

DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK

[2021]DLNLC11183
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RE: IN THE MATTER BETWEEN GIDEON DESIRE EDZEAME &amp; 5 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>And.<o:p></o:p>STATE PROTOCOL
OFFICE<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-63/019/2021/61K&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: 17TH
MARCH, 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;">

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

</div>&nbsp;The National Labour
Commission at its sitting of 17th March, 2021 heard the complaint of "unpaid allowances" lodged by
Gideon Edzeame &amp; 5 others, Complainants against State Protocol
Office, Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Complainants' case:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Complainants submitted as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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:108%">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That they were employed as Security Guards by the Respondent organization.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:49.2pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.95pt;
line-height:103%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:46.8pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:103%;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:108%">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That in September 2016, allowances were paid to other
staff of the office but the Security Department
was exempted.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:49.75pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:47.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.45pt;
line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:47.55pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;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:108%">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That they went to the Director of Finance &amp; Admin to
ask why they were exempted from
payment but she told them to bring evidence that shows that they are entitled to any allowance.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:49.75pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:47.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.45pt;
line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:47.55pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;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:108%">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They were directed to go to the Ministry of Finance where
they were given a letter to give to the Director
of F &amp; A but she still
refused to