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NATHANIEL ADIKA
V.
ZAKHEM INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION LTD

(2017) JELR 107623 (HC)

High Court 24 Apr 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant, is claiming unpaid benefits, overtime salary, and outstanding unpaid salaries. - The defendant denies the plaintiff's claim, arguing that the plaintiff was not a unionized member and ther

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. IL/0042/2016
Judges:JUSTICE GIFTY DEKYEM
Counsel:Yehoda Kotey ESQ holding being led by Bright Akwetey ESQ for Plaintiff; Carl Adongo ESQ for Defendant (Absent)

JUDGMENT 

DEKYEM, J.

Defendant is a limited liability company engaged in the business of construction.  Plaintiff was Defendant’s employee as a senior steel fixer foreman at the latter’s  Kempinski Hotel project in Accra. Plaintiff worked from 1st June, 2009 until 1st September, 2015 when his employment was terminated. Plaintiff was offered  GHS2,891.00 as end of service benefit but Plaintiff contended that, he ought to  have been given GHS64,161.22 instead in line with the Collective Agreement. Plaintiff thus refused the amount. Plaintiff therefore claims the following reliefs:

a. An order directed at Defendant to pay Plaintiff the liquidated sum of  GHC 33,393.06 as End of Service Benefits for the period 1st June 2009  to 1st September, 2015. 

b. An order directed at Defendant to pay Plaintiff the liquidated sum of  GHC 8,504.10 being overtime salary owed Plaintiff from January 2013  to September, 2015. 

c. An order directed at Defendant to pay Plaintiff the liquidated sum of  GHC 22,26…

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