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EMMANUEL SALLAH
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ERISAAC PRESS

(2010) JELR 68830 (HC)

High Court 18 Nov 2010 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendant for wrongful and illegal declaration of redundancy without a negotiated package. - The plaintiff worked for the defendant for 13 years and was declared redundant in August 2008. - The de

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Suit Number:SUIT NO: INDL29/09
Judges:JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU
Counsel:MR. KINGSLEY KWASITSU FOR THE PLAINTIFF,COL. G. Y. TSAHEY (RTD.) FOR THE DEFENDANT

JUDGMENT

ASUMAN-ADU, J.

The Plaintiff caused writ of summons to be issued against the Defendant on 9th April, 2009 for the following reliefs:

a. A declaration by this Court that the declaration of Plaintiff as redundant by the Defendant company without a negotiated package is wrongful and illegal;

b. A declaration that for 13yrs that the Plaintiff worked with the Defendant’s company, the Plaintiff should be paid four (4) months of his gross salary for each year that he worked with the Defendant company;

c. General damages; and

d. Costs, including the professional fees of the Plaintiff’s lawyer.

On 15th April, 2009 the Defendant entered appearance and it went on to file its Statement of Defence on 4th May, 2009.

The case for the Plaintiff is that he was employed by the Defendant Company on 30th October, 1995 as Darkroom Technician. He, therefore, worked in the Defendant company for thirteen years. He went on to tender-in-evidence his appointment letter as Exhibit A. He claims that in August 20…

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