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AKUFO AND OTHERS V. VOLTA ALUMINIUM CO LTD

(2000) JELR 66169 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  2 Mar 2000  •  Ghana

Coram
BROBBEY JA,AFREH JA,ANSAH JA

Appearances
DR SETH TWUM FOR THE APPELLANTS; DANSO ACHEAMPONG FOR THE RESPONDENT.

Judgement
<p>Brobbey JA.</p><p>The respondent company employed the appellants until 16 May 1994 when they were declared redundant. They were paid two months’ salary in lieu of notice and their employment terminated. Dissatisfied with the two months’ salary, they issued a writ of summons at the High Court, Tema claiming:</p><p><em> “(i) A declaration that the calculation of their terminal benefits should be based on the amount of remuneration which would have accrued to them by 15 July 1994. </em></p><p><em>(ii) An order directing the defendants to pay plaintiffs the balance of their terminal benefits on (i) above. </em></p><p><em>(iii) Interest on the balance from the day it became due to the date of payment.”</em></p><p>After the trial at the High Court, Tema judgment was given in favour of the respondent company. Dissatisfied with the judgment, the appellants appealed to this court on the main grounds that:</p><p><em>“(a) The learned trial judge erred in law when he held that the calculation of the plaintiffs’ end-of-service benefits (redundancy) benefits ought not t…</em></p>

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