[2023]DLNLC17021 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">NAI DOKU<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">UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA<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"> </span></b><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-462/019/023/3C </span>13<sup>TH </sup>JULY, <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">JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU (RTD.) (CHAIRMAN)<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">RULING<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"> </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<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>1<span style="position: relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>June,<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>2020,<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Complainant,<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>Nai<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>Doku,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>complaint of<span style="letter-spacing: -.85pt"> </span>"unpaid<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>salaries" against the Respondent, University of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Education, Winneba. He sought the reliefs of:</span><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: 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;mso-font-width:105%">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>stoppage<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>allowance<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>while<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>leave;</span><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: 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%">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:105%">Denial<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>market<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>premium<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>allowance<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>since<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>2014.</span><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: 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%">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%">Human resource head and director of Health Services' refusal to do what the Vice Chancellor asked them to do, thus his allowance was not paid and also his responsibility<span style="letter-spacing:-1.45pt"> </span>allowance.</span><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: 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%">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; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">He worked alone in the office and after his transfer two persons - a senior member and<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>senior<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>staff<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>were<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>sent<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>same<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>office to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>replace<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>him.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>A<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>senior<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>member's take home pay is almost 3 times the senior staffs salary.</span><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"><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%">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Respondent on<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>14<span style="position:relative; top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>December 2020 responded and<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>raised a<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>preliminary legal objection to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>complaint, the<span style="letter-