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COLLINS AMPADU
V.
THE NEEM TREE LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED

(2016) JELR 107521 (HC)

High Court 29 Jan 2016 Ghana
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- The court held that the Plaintiffs’ dismissal was wrongful and constituted unfair termination under Section 63(2) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), as it was precipitated by their reporting of the Defendant’s unlawful conduct to the FDA.

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT No. INDL/62/14
Counsel:MICHAEL AKAMBEK FOR PLAINTIFFS ROMA LOKKO FOR TONY LITHUR FOR DEFENDANT

JUDGMENT 

OWUSU, J.

By an amended Writ of Summons filed in the Registry of this Court the Plaintiffs are  claiming against the Defendant the following reliefs:  

i) An order that the termination of the Plaintiffs appointment was wrongful  and arbitrary. 

ii) Payment of Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety Seven Ghana Cedis  One Pesewa (GH₵9,697.01) being unpaid overtime allowances due the  Plaintiffs. 

iii) Payment of Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵30,000.00) as damages for  wrongful dismissal 

iv) Costs.

By an accompanying Statement of Claim the Plaintiffs averred that they were employees  of the Defendant Company but were dismissed on 8th November 2013. Plaintiffs averred  further that since their employment on 1st December 2011 to the date of their dismissal they  were not issued with employment contracts contrary to the Labour Laws of Ghana. 

According to them they had been working between 10-13 hours daily without any overtime  allowance and had approached management of Defendant Com…

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