PRINCE KLUDZI vs. AGS WORLDWIDE MOVERS LIMITED [2022]DLNLC15041

Date	2022-12-16
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2022]DLNLC15041

DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK

[2022]DLNLC15041
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRINCE
KLUDZI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGS
WORLDWIDE MOVERS LIMITED<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-488/020/2022/86&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;16TH
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 23rd
September, 2020, Prince
Kludzi, Complainant, filed a complaint at the National Labour Commission against AGS Worldwide Movers Limited, Respondent, over a claim of
"Company refusal to pay
End-of-Service Benefits (ESB)."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Complainant submitted
that he worked with Respondent company for over 12 ½ years and resigned early
September, 2020. The Complainant
seeks relief of payment of End-of-Service Benefits.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission referred the complaint to the Respondent for its response and per letter
dated 15th January, 2021, the Respondent
confirmed the resignation by
Complainant from the employment of the Respondent company and listed his
settlement package, i.e., Entitlement-Benefits and Deductions.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The matter was heard at facilitation but facilitation
failed. Of the three invitations to the facilitation meetings, Respondent only honoured one invitation. Per letter dated 29TH July, 2021, the matter was referred to
mediation; but the mediation process was not held because, in its letter dated
20th August, 2021, the Respondent
wrote that it was not in a position to incur any cost and so did
not consent to mediation and called for settlement of the matter by the
Commission.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission heard the matter pursuant to Regulation
33(1) of L.I. 1822, National Labour Commissions Regulations, 2006.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The final hearing
in the matter was on 7th
September, 2022 at which the parties appeared and were
heard.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Complainant's Case:<o:p></o:p>It is the case of
the Complainant that:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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He was employed by
the Respondent Company on January 28, 2008 as a Senior Accountant. He was later
promoted as Finance and Administration
Manager on 1ST November,
2013. He resigned early September,
2020.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;