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NATIONAL LABOUR COMMISSION V. TV3 NETWORK LTD

(2017) JELR 107626 (HC)

High Court  •  SUIT No. IL/0054/2017  •  18 Jul 2017  •  Ghana

Coram
JUSTICE GIFTY DEKYEM

Judgement

JUDGMENT

DEKYEM, J.

This is an application made pursuant to section 172 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act  651) which provides that: 

‘Where any person fails or refuses to comply with a direction or an order issued  by the Commission under this Act the Commission shall make an application to  the High Court for an order to compel that person to comply with the direction  or order.’  

In the instant case, Petitioners (Complainants) had petitioned Applicant against  their employer, Respondent herein to seek redress regarding the method of  calculation and payment of their retirement benefits. After failure at mediation and the non consent of Respondent to submit to voluntary arbitration, the  petition was summarily determined by Applicant. 

Petitioners worked as unionised junior staff from 1996 to 2005 and as  management staff from 2005 till dates of their retirement. Petitioners’  employment relationships were guided by the Collective Bargaining Agreement when they were unionised members and …

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