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SEBASTIAN DZAISU & 92 ORS
V.
GHANA BREWERIES LTD.

(2008) JELR 66289 (SC)

Supreme Court 28 May 2008 Ghana
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1. The Plaintiffs/Appellants, casual workers employed by Ghana Breweries Ltd, claimed they performed the same work as the permanent workers but were denied benefits and allowances available to the regular workers under a Collective Bargaini

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/29/2007
Judges:AKUFFO (MRS) J.S.C. (PRESIDING), BROBBEY J.S.C., ANSAH J.S.C., ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C., ASIAMAH J.S.C.
Counsel:KWEKU Y. PAINTSIL FOR APPELLANTS; GEORGE AGYEMANG-SARPONG FOR THE RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

SOPHIA ADINYIRA (MRS.), J.S.C.: The Plaintiffs/Appellants (hereinafter called the appellants) were employed as casual workers by Ghana Breweries Ltd, the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter called the Respondent), in various periods ranging between the years 1993 to April 2003. The appellants claimed they did the same work as the permanent workers and yet were denied all other benefits and allowances, which the Respondent made available to the regular or permanent workers under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Some of these benefits were particularised in Paragraph 5 of the statement of claim to include: overtime, night allowance, annual leave, back pay and participation in credit and trade unions. According to the appellants they made several petitions to the respondent to upgrade and make them permanent employees without success. They also wrote to the Labour Office for help but to no avail, so they instituted this action before the High Court (Fast Track Division) Acc…

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