NII DARKO KOBINA ASANTE vs. ENERGY-COMMISSION [2022]DLNLC15038

Date	2022-12-02
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2022]DLNLC15038

DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK

[2022]DLNLC15038
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DARKO KOBINA ASANTE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ENERGY-COMMISSION<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

Our Ref: NLC/C-36/020/2022/94&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;&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 DECEMBER
2022<o:p></o:p>

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

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</div>Brief facts of the case<o:p></o:p>On 20th January, 2020, Nii Darko Kobina Asante,
the Complainant, filed a complaint at the National Labour Commission against
Energy Commission, the Respondent, over "Unfair Termination of
appointment" in what he termed Constructive Dismissal under section 63(3)
of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).<o:p></o:p>The Commission referred the complaint to the Respondent
for its response in a letter dated 7th
February, 2020, for which the Respondent wrote to request for extension of time to
file its response per letter dated 2nd March, 2020.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 18th March,
2020, the Respondent submitted its response
to the Commission, stating that "the Complainant has failed to
demonstrate that the actions and/or inactions of the Respondent which he
perceived as ill-treatment were the proximate cause of his resignation."
Again, the Respondent reiterated that, it had paid all that was due to the
Complainant upon his resignation i.e., Provident
fund and welfare benefits, and no other benefits were due him at the time of registration and hence, he cannot purport to lay claim to any
retirement plan.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The matter was
heard at facilitation. Both parties honoured all the five invitations
to the facilitation meetings but facilitation failed. Per letter dated 12th April, 2021, the matter
was referred to Voluntary Arbitration but the Arbitration process was not held because, in its
letter dated 28th April, 2021, the Respondent wrote that it will not submit
to and participate in any process
outside court due to the legal implications and interrogations of the matter
and so did not consent to Voluntary Arbitration..<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission heard the matter pursuant to Regulation
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