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AUGUSTIN BOGOLOH
V.
INTERTEK GHANA LIMITED

(2017) JELR 107512 (HC)

High Court 14 Jul 2017 Ghana
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- The Court held the Plaintiff was not declared redundant under section 65 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), as there was no evidence of closure, arrangement or amalgamation; redundancy payment made was treated as ex gratia. - The employme

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. IL/0082/2016
Counsel:Augustines Obour ESQ for Plaintiff Belinda Norvihoho ESQ holding brief of Justin Amenuvor ESQ for Defendant

JUDGEMENT 

Defendant was Plaintiff’s employer. Plaintiff averred that, he was employed by  Defendant between March 1986 and 1993 when the latter was called Caleb-Brett. Plaintiff averred that, in 1993, the company was sold to Q and Q Control Services  and Plaintiff continued to work with Q&Q from 1993 to 1998. By letter dated 21  July, 1998 (exhibit A), Plaintiff was employed by Intertek Testing Services Caleb  Brett at it’s Abidjan office as General Manager. By a further employment contract (exhibit B, same as exhibit 1) between INTERTEK COMODITIES and Plaintiff, the  latter was offered a position as an ex patriate to be stationed in Ghana as  REGIONAL MANAGER for FRENCH WEST AFRICA effective 1st July, 2011. The terms  of the contract were contained therein. By letter dated 1st June, 2016 (exhibit C),  Plaintiff’s employment was terminated by one month pay in lieu of notice. The  following were paid to Plaintiff on termination of his employment contract as  follows: 

1. One month sal…

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