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EVANS DONKOR AND JONATHAN FAARA ALI & 113 OTHERS
V.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GHANA) LTD, OBUASI

(2021) JELR 108974 (CA)

Court of Appeal 27 May 2021 Ghana
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- The case is an appeal against a High Court judgment concerning a labor dispute over the payment of a redundancy package to the plaintiffs, former employees of the defendant company. - The plaintiffs claimed their employment was involuntar

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/37/2021
Judges:A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A., S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.
Counsel:ERIC KWARTENG FOR PLAIN TIFFS/APPELLANTS. OSAFO BUABENG FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

POKU-ACHEAMPONG, J.A.

This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court, Obuasi dated 11th October, 2018 in a  labour dispute involving the issue of payment of redundancy package to the Plaintiffs. 

Per their writ of summons issued on 10/04/17 the 115 Plaintiffs sought the following reliefs  against the Defendant Company: 

a. A declaration that by the acts and conducts of the Defendant, it has terminated the  appointment/employment of the Plaintiffs and as such the Plaintiffs are entitled to  their package in accordance with their Collective Bargaining Agreement with the  Defendant. 

b. A declaration that the package the Defendant paid to Plaintiffs sometime in 2013 fall  short of what the Plaintiffs are in fact entitled to as provided under the Collective  Bargaining Agreement. 

c. A declaration that the ruling of the National Labour Commission (NLC) dated 20th August 2008 in respect of a petition the Plaintiffs’ brought against the Defendant  herein did not terminate the app…

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