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JACOB AKOSAH V. FEDERATED COMMODITIES LTD

(2016) JELR 107572 (HC)

High Court  •  SUIT NUMBER INDL/56/14  •  29 Jan 2016  •  Ghana

Coram
JUSTICE LAURENDA OWUSU

Judgement
<p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">JUDGEMENTĀ </span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">The Plaintiffs issued a writ at the registry of this court claiming the following reliefs: āˆ™</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent"> </span><em><span style="background-color: transparent">A Declaration that the redundancy exercise carried out by theĀ  Defendant by which the Plaintiffs were declared redundant is unlawfulĀ  and wrongful;Ā </span></em></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">An order of the court directed at the Defendant to review theĀ  redundancy package in accordance with the Labour Act 2003; āˆ™</span></em><span style="background-color: transparent"> </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">Damages for unlawful termination of their contract of employment</span></em><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">; </span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">By an accompanying statement of claim it is the case of the Plaintiffs that they areĀ  former employees of the Defendant Company. According to them prior to terminationĀ  of their employment they had worked for years ranging from four (4) to sixteen (16)Ā  years. They claim that on or around 19th August 2013 the Defendant wrote to PlaintiffsĀ  to proceed on leave for the Defendant to ā€œundertake an assessment and evaluation ofĀ  its activities in order to ensure greater productivity and proper functioning of theĀ Companyā€. According to Plaintiffs per letters …</span></p>

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