GENERAL TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION OF TRADES UNION CONGRESS vs. HALLIBURTON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED GHANA BRANCH [2024]DLSC17444

GENERAL TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION OF TRADES UNION CONGRESS... [2024]DLSC17444

Date	2024-03-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/19/2023
Citation No.	[2024]DLSC17444

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC

ASIEDU JSC

KIMATHI KUENYEHIA ESQ.

DANSO AMOAH

KOFI BENTIL ESQ.

NII TETTEH DJAN ABBEY

[2024]DLSC17444
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk161040248"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">GENERAL
TRANSPORT, PETROLEUM &amp; CHEMICAL WORKERS’<o:p></o:p></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">UNION OF TRADES UNION
CONGRESS<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONERS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
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11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">HALLIBURTON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">GHANA BRANCH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J4/19/2023&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;DATE: 27TH &nbsp;MARCH 2024<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">KIMATHI KUENYEHIA ESQ. FOR THE
RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT WITH HIM, DANSO AMOAH <o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">KOFI BENTIL ESQ. FOR THE
PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM, NII TETTEH DJAN ABBEY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM <o:p></o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC<o:p></o:p>OWUSU (MS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p>ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>ASIEDU JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm;">

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border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MAJORITY
OPINION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;KULENDI
JSC:<o:p></o:p>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;
We have before us an appeal against the
judgment of the Court of Appeal dated the 14th of April, 2022 which affirmed
the ruling of the National Labour Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the
Commission”) delivered on the 15th of September 2020, wherein the Commission
declared as unfair, the termination of one Margaret Jacqueline Adjimah, a field
service representative formerly in the employ of the Appellant company.<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 generally agreed facts that birthed this
appeal are that, on the 4th of May, 2018, one Margaret Jacqueline Adjimah, then
a Field Service Representative employed by the Appellant, was issued with a
letter of termination. The said letter, which was to take immediate effect,
brought to an end her employment with the Appellant and authorized the payment
to her, of one month’s salary in lieu of notice.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;