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ISAAC BUABENG AND OFORI ATTA AND 162 OTHERS ALL OF EHWIAA
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FORESTRY COMMISSION

(2018) JELR 66174 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Nov 2018 Ghana
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- This case involves an appeal against a ruling of the High Court in Kumasi. - The trial judge ruled that the plaintiffs do not have a cause of action against the defendant because there is no employment contract between them. - The plainti

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. H1/21/2018
Judges:MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING), HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A, AMMA GAISIE J.A

HENRY KWOFIE J.A.

This appeal is taken against the ruling of the High Court sitting in Kumasi. In his ruling dated the 3rd of March 2016, the trial judge held that the plaintiffs/appellants do not have a cause of action against the respondent because the respondent has never at any point in time employed the appellants and moreover, there is no employment contract between the appellants and the respondent to be enforced.

By their amended writ of Summons filed on 23rd June 2015, the plaintiffs/appellants claimed against the defendant/respondent the following reliefs:

a) An order for the payment of two years (2) salaries of the workers of Ehwiaa Wood Products Ltd.

b) Interest on the said amount from June 2008 till date of final payment.

c) Three months salary in lieu of notice of redundancy

d) Interest on the said amount from June 2010 up to date of final payment.

e) An order for the payment of normal severance awards to the workers less whatever has been paid to each person.

f) Interest on th…

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