[2023]DLNLC17007 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.15pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:34.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00AF50">ISAAC TERKPETEY <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.15pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:34.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00AF50;letter-spacing:-.25pt">vs.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.1pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:34.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00AF50">NEXANS KABELMETAL (GH) LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.1pt;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:34.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">[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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.1pt;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Our<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Ref:<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> NLC/C-157/018/023/21O </span>12</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OCTOBER </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">2023</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">FOR THE COMMISSION: <o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU (RTD.) (CHAIRMAN)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:110%">This<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>or unfair<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>termination<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>filed by<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the Complainant,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>ISAAC<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>TERKPETEY<span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span>against the Respondent, NEXAN KABELMETAL (GH) LTD<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>on 2<sup>nd</sup> March, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">COMPLAINANT'S<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">CASE</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width: 110%">The<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>Complainant<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>contends<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>employed<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>by NEXANS<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>KABELMETAL<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">(GH)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">LTD<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>8<sup>th </sup>April,<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>2013.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width: 110%">Complainant<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>states<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>that he<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>terminated<span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span>on 26<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing: .35pt"> </span>October,<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>2015.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> </div><p> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;mso-break-type:section-break"> </span> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:267.75pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width: 105%">He states<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>terminated<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>alleged<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>involvement<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>theft<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>of cables on<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>5<span style="position: relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>September, 20<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width: 95%">I<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>5</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:95%">of</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:4.0pt;mso-font-width:105%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width: 105%">the Respondent;</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">4.<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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;f