WILFRED OTUAPIMAH-NETTEY vs. SUNU ASSURANCES GHANA LIMITED [2023]DLNLC17016

Date	2023-10-12
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2023]DLNLC17016

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

[2023]DLNLC17016
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;WILFRED OTUAPIMAH-NETTEY <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SUNU
ASSURANCES GHANA 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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.4pt;">

Our Ref:
NLC/C-495/021/023/30O&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;12TH OCTOBER&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;BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
facts in this complaint are without any
controversy. The complainant was employed by the respondent on the
10th day of March 2014 as its Executive (Business Development
Department) and was later promoted to the position of Senior Executive effective
1st June 2020. His employment
was terminated on the 10th July 2021 due to a restructuring exercise carried out by the respondent.
Following the termination, the complainant lodged a complaint
with the Commission on 19th&nbsp;November, 2021 against the
Respondent for unfair termination and prayed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;A.<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment of appropriate severance
for the said restructuring<o:p></o:p>B.<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Compensation for unfair termination<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;CASE
OF THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>The respondent on the other hand refuted the allegations of the
complainant and asserted that the
complainant was paid his entitlements
due him after the termination.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The parties were unable to resolve
this matter at the facilitation stage so was referred to the Commission for
hearing. When the parties appeared before
the Commission on the 29th day of June 2023 Counsel for