[2023]DLNLC17020 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><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">RICHARD CUDJOE AHEDOR <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">ADOM SAVINGS AND LOANS 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-250/019/023/45W </span>18<sup>TH</sup> APRIL, <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">2023</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.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">DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK (EXECUTIVE SECRETARY)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:40.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 1.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.05pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:474.9pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">Brief<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span><u>facts of<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">case</span></u></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;mso-font-width:105%">On 3<sup>rd</sup> April, 2019, Richie Cudjor Ahedor, Complainant, filed a complaint of "unfair termination"<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Adom Savings and Loans Limited, 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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:110%">The Commission referred the complaint to the Respondent for its response per letter dated 10<sup>th</sup> April, 2019 with a final reminder dated 15<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span></span>May, 2019.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Per<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>letter dated 25<span style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt; mso-text-raise:3.0pt">th </span>June, 2019, the Respondent responded to the complaint listing series of events/happenings in the matter and concluded that "They pray the Commission to dismiss his<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>petition in the entirety for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>dishonesty"</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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:110%">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>matter<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>heard<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>facilitation<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>facilitation<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">failed.</span></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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">In view of that the Commission heard the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>matter pursuant to Regulation<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>33(1) of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>L.I.<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>1822, National Labour Commissions Regulations, 2006.</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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">Both parties honored all the two hearing invitations and the matter was heard. The final hearing in the matter<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>was on 22<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>March, 2023.</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="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.2pt">Complainant's</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: .9pt"> </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.2pt">case</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">The</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.75pt;mso-font-width:110%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">Complainant</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: .6pt;mso-font-width:110%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">submitted</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.15pt;mso-font-width:110%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">as</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.65pt;mso-font-width:110%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">follows:</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: l0 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";mso-font-width:105%">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;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">That</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: -.4pt;mso-font-width:110%"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:110%">his</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing: