JOSHUA TETTEH ASARE vs. U.S. EMBASSY [2017]DLNLC7575

Date	2017-07-31
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2017]DLNLC7575

[2017]DLNLC7575
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSHUA TETTEH ASARE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>U.S. EMBASSY<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p>OUR REF: NLC/C-254/2016/2017/35S&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
31ST JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FOR
THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p>HON. OFOSU ASAMOAH (EXECUTIVE SECRETARY)<o:p></o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Brief facts:<o:p></o:p>On the 17th May, 2016, Mr. Joshua Tetteh Asare hereinafter
referred to as the Complainant filed a complaint at the National Labour
Commission against U.S. Embassy hereinafter referred to as the Respondent for
unfair termination.<o:p></o:p>The Commission in letters dated 24" May, 2016 and 21st June,
2016 forwarded the complaint and a final reminder notice respectively to the
Respondent for its response in accordance with L.I. 1822.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent however failed to respond to the
letters served on the Management Consultant through the Hon. Minister, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs on 22nd June, 2016 and received by One Gladstone.<o:p></o:p>In accordance with Regulation 7 (2) of Labour Commission
Regulation (L.I. 1822) which states inter alia "where a party to a
disputes fails to respond to the request of the Commission within the
stipulated period of fourteen working days, the Commission shall send a final
notice to the party concerned to respond within a further seven working days
after which the Commission shall proceed to determine the case.<o:p></o:p>The case of Complainant:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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That Complainant received an
offer of employment dated 6th August, 2013 as a Procurement Clerk with the
Respondent Embassy.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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That the complainant's offer
was terminated on 25th February, 2016 for several alleged offenses contrary to
the disciplinary code of the Embassy.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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That the complainant was
arranged before the Regional Security Officer interrogations.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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That the Complainant claimed
to be ignorant of the allegations leveled against him.