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AVIATION HANDLING SERVICE LTD

(2023) JELR 112314 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Jul 2023 Ghana
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- This case is an appeal against the ruling of the National Labour Commission regarding the unfair termination of employment of the appellants. - The appellants were security personnel employed by the respondent, a company that provides avi

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/37/2022
Judges:CECILIA SOWAH, J.A. (PRESIDING) EMMANUEL ANKAMAH, J.A. GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, J.A.
Counsel:Daad Akwesi with Shirley Otoo for Respondent/Respondent; Charles Bawadua for Complainant/Appellant.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

EMMANUEL ANKAMAH J.A.

INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal against the ruling of the National Labour Commission dated 29th January 2020. For ease of reference, in this opinion, the Complainants/Appellants shall be referred to collectively as “the Appellants” and the Respondent/Respondent simply as “the Respondent”.

BACKGROUND

The Appellants were previously in the employment of the Respondent as security personnel. The Respondent is a company that provides aviation support services in Ghana. The 1st Appellant was employed on 1st August 2006. From the Record of Appeal, it is not provided when the 2nd Appellant was employed by the Respondent but according to its mother union UNICOF he was a senior officer just like the 1st Appellant. During the course of their employment, a complaint of verbal abuse was lodged against the Appellants by a colleague staff of the Respondent. A Disciplinary Committee was set up by the Respondent to investigate the complaint. 

At the hearing of the Disciplinary …

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