BRIGHT MENSAH
V.
THE METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION CO. LTD
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…
