MOHAMOOD ALHASSAN ABUBAKAR vs. ABERDAIR AVIATION GHANA LIMITED [2017]DLNLC7577

Date	2017-07-31
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2017]DLNLC7577

[2017]DLNLC7577
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOHAMOOD ALHASSAN ABUBAKAR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABERDAIR AVIATION GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p><a name="_Hlk25226939">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></a><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>F<a name="_Hlk25244838">OR THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p></a>HON OPOSU 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 20th October, 2016, Mohamood Alhassan Abubakar hereinafter
referred to as the Complainant filed a complaint at the National Labour
Commission against Aberdair Aviation Ghana Limited hereinafter referred to as
the Respondent for unfair termination? <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Commission in letters dated 31st October, 2016 and January,
2017, forwarded the complaint and a final reminder notice respectively to the
Respondent for its response in accordance with L.I. 1822. The Respondent
however failed to respond to the letter served on the Chief Executive Officer
on 3rd November, 2016 and received and signed by One Richard Sowah. A reminder
letter was served and was received and signed by one Isaac on 12th January,
2016.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The case of Complainants:<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 he was employed by the
Respondent Company as Safety &amp; Quality Manager on 15 April, 2013.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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That 23rd January,
2015, he was on sick leave and was to see his Doctor; on his way through the
Airport, he met Mrs. Lydia Thompson the Accountable Manager who asked him to
accompany her to collect an audit report for 2014;<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 he could not go because
there was no car available to convey them; he then promised to do it the
following Monday which he did even though he was still on leave;<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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