LYDIA DUVOR vs. NATIONAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE [2023]DLNLC17023

Date	2023-05-18
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2023]DLNLC17023

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

[2023]DLNLC17023
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LYDIA DUVOR <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL
VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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-164/020/2023/70&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18TH MAY, 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 March, 2020, Lydia Duvor,
Complainant, filed a complaint of unfair Labour Practice against National
Vocational Training Institute, the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Commission referred the complaint
to the Respondent for its response per letter dated 23rd April, 2020. Per letter
dated 21st May, 2020, the Respondent
responded to the complaint listing
series of events/happenings in the matter and concluded that 'The Complainant
is therefore not entitled to the amount of GHC 228, 985.50."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
matter was heard at
facilitation but facilitation failed. Per letter
dated 5th March,
2021, the matter was referred
to mediation and the Complainant responded accordingly but the Respondent wrote that it was not in a position
to spend financially on mediation and opted for the Commission to settle matter.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In
view of that the Commission heard the matter
pursuant to Regulation 33(1) of L.I. 1822,
National Labour Commissions Regulations, 2006.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 9th February,
2023, both parties honored the hearing invitation and the matter was heard.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Complainant's case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Complainant submitted as follows that: