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BRIGHT MENSAH
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THE METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION CO. LTD

(2017) JELR 69689 (HC)

High Court 16 Jun 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiff was an employee of the defendant, a television company in Ghana. - The plaintiff's employment was terminated because he refused to participate in a training program due to a bond condition. - The plaintiff claims damages for

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. BMISC 4/2016
Judges:JUSTICE GIFTY DEKYEM (MRS) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT LABOUR DIVISION I ACCRA
Counsel:S M ASANTE ESQ FOR PLAINTIFF,ALBERTA ANTWI ESQ FOR DEFENDANT
Other Citations:(2017) JELR 107519 (HC)

Plaintiff was until 5th June, 2015, an employee of Defendant, the latter being a limited liability company registered under the laws of Ghana and engaged in entertainment television programmes with its head office in Accra. The stated reason in the letter terminating Plaintiff’s employment (exhibit B) is that, Plaintiff refused to take part in a training programme because of a bond condition.

Plaintiff contended that, he was not one of the persons listed for the said training consequently the termination of his employment on that ground without further investigation and opportunity to be heard was unlawful. Wherefore, Plaintiff claims the following reliefs:

a. Damages for the humiliation and anguish suffered and loss of work.

b. Payment of all entitlements due to him.

c. Severance award under Article 36(d) of the Collective Bargaining

Agreement of 2013/2014 for making the plaintiff unjustly redundant.

d. Costs.

Defendant denied Plaintiff’s claim and contended that, it informed both the mothe…

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