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JOHN MICOCK
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RED SEA HOUSING SERVICE GH. LTD.

(2013) JELR 66286 (HC)

High Court 26 Apr 2013 Ghana
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- Termination of Plaintiff’s employment without the contractually required 90 days’ notice was held to be unlawful; Plaintiff awarded 12 months’ salary as general damages. - The reason for termination—global economic downturn—constituted re

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Suit Number:SUIT NO: INDL/1/2011
Judges:JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU
Counsel:MR. PAUL OPOKU FOR THE PLAINTIFF,MR. JOHN F. APPIAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

JUDGMENT

The Plaintiff herein issued out a writ of summons accompanying with a statement of claim, against the Defendant on 3rd August, 2010 for the following reliefs:

a. Declaration that the nature and circumstances of Plaintiff’s termination amount to unfair termination.

b. A further declaration that the reasons assigned for the termination of the Plaintiff’s employment amount to redundancy.

c. Damages for unfair termination.

d. An order of the Court to compel the Defendant to pay to the Plaintiff 6 months’ salary for each completed year of service with the Defendant Company upon being declared redundant.

e. An order of the Court compelling Defendant to pay to the Plaintiff an amount of $10,466.00 being wrongful deductions made from his entitlements, a return air ticket for his spouse, unpaid medical bills and repairs of Plaintiff’s vehicle.

f. A declaration that the said publication of Plaintiff’s image in the Thursday 15th October, 2009 edition of the Daily Graphic amounts to libel.

g. An…

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