SAMUEL TEYE AKONOR vs. GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE [2023]DLNLC17015

Date	2023-04-25
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2023]DLNLC17015

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU (RTD.) (CHAIRMAN)

[2023]DLNLC17015
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMUEL TEYE AKONOR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA
STOCK EXCHANGE<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.4pt;">

Our Ref:
NLC/C-135/018/2023/14X&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;25TH&nbsp;APRIL&nbsp; 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>FOR THE COMMISSION: <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;">

JUSTICE KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU (RTD.)&nbsp; (CHAIRMAN)<o:p></o:p>

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;Brief facts of the case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 13th February, 2018, Samuel Teye Akonor,
Complainant filed a complaint at the National Labour Commission against Ghana
Stock Exchange, over outstanding Workmen's Compensation claim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission referred the complaint to the Respondent for its response in a letter dated 9th&nbsp;March, 2018.
The Respondent per letter dated 5th April, 2018
stated that "Ghana Stock
Exchange does not owe Mr. Samuel Teye Akonor any outstanding amount arising
from his Workmen's Compensation and that it duly paid Complainant the full
amount as assessed by the Metro Labour Office."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The matter was heard at facilitation
and an agreement dated 24th May 2018 was signed between the complainant and the respondent bringing the matter to an end. In spite of this agreement, the
Complainant through its counsel wrote to the Commission in a letter dated 28th
July 2020 that the Respondent had an outstanding payment of GH¢ 1,656 to be done.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Following that, the Commission wrote
to the Respondent per letter dated 26th
August, 2020 to comply
with the Facilitation Agreement. In response, the
Respondent wrote to the Commission in a letter dated 10th September, 2020 stating that "GSE had fully paid all the compensation due
Mr. Akonor and owed him nothing."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission, therefore, per letter
dated 12th January, 2023 invited parties to appear before it on 1st February, 2023 for hearing in
accordance with Section 139 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In spite of the complainant being
served with the invitation to appear for hearing, the Complainant did not honor
the invitation to attend the Commission's hearing of 1st February
2023. The Respondent however, appeared. The Commission, therefore, heard the matter in accordance with
Regulation 33 (1) and (2) of National Labour Commission Regulations, 2006 (L.
I. 1822).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Complainant's