HENRY AKUOKO SARPONG vs. HFC-BOAFO MICROFINANCE SERVICE LIMITED [2023]DLNLC17183

Date	2023-07-21
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2023]DLNLC17183

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

[2023]DLNLC17183
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HENRY AKUOKO SARPONG <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HFC-BOAFO
MICROFINANCE SERVICE LIMITED<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: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

Our Ref:
NLC/C-510/016/2023/48&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21ST JULY, 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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

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

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

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;On
5th October, 2016, Henry Akuoko Sarpong, the Complainant filed a
complaint of "Bad Reference" against HFC-Boafo Microfinance
Service Limited, the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Respondent was represented by a Paralegal and led by Counsel.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
parties appeared before the National Labour Commission on 4th July, 2023 for a
hearing of the dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Complainant's case<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant submitted as follows
that:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
They disbursed a loan of
GHC40,000 to Madam Theresa Addo, which was the customer's second loan with HFC-Boafo Asankragwa branch of which he was the
Branch Supervisor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The customer, Madam
Theresa Addo made them aware that her brother, Mr. Hayes, who guaranteed the
loan will be using the money to clear his goods from the port.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;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: &qu</main>