[2022]DLNLC15028 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#00B050">ISAAC PERTEY YAW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#00B050">EMEFS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%">[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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Our Ref: NLC/C-618/017/022/13 29<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">DIRECTOR, ADMIN/HR:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK<o:p></o:p></span></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 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.3pt;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:403.45pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">On Wednesday, 23<sup>rd</sup> November, 2022, the parties appeared before the National Labour Commission in the above-mentioned dispute. The Respondent was represented by the Chief Executive Officer.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:403.45pt 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:403.45pt 6.0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-font-width:110%">Complainant's</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;letter-spacing:.65pt;mso-font-width:115%"> </span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-width:115%">case</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:403.45pt 6.0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.55pt;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:403.45pt 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">The<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>case of<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>the Complainant<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>that he<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>asked<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>stay<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>home<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>failing<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>to participate in morning devotion of the Respondent, company. According<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>to him he opted to sit outside the 'window of the devotion room and not inside because of his asthmatic condition, which affects him any time he<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>comes into contact with people who<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>had sprayed perfume on themselves. The<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Respondent took offence and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>sent<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>him home on pay for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>one year. He was later asked to report to work, but soon thereafter,<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>the Administrative Manager of the Respondent's company<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>terminated his appointment.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:403.45pt 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">Reliefs</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">The<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>Complainant<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt"> </span>seeks<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin-left: 32.1pt; text-indent: -17.2pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#424242;mso-font-width:114%">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:105%">Compensation<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>unfair<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">termination</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin-left: 31.8pt; text-indent: -16.95pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#424242;mso-font-width:114%">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:105%">Payment<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>workmen<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">compensation</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin-left: 31.85pt; text-indent: -17.15pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#424242;mso-font-width: 114%">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">Leave<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>commuted<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt">cash</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:6.25pt;line-height:115%"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:115%">Respondent's</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:1.0pt;mso-font-width:115%"> </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-width:115%">case</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></