GH - FELIX OSAFO GEORGE VS B.B.S PHARMACY LIMITED

The Plaintiff filed a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated 29th August, 2018 praying for the following reliefs.

A declaration that the Defendant is in breach of its agreement in employing the Plaintiff as a Superintendent Pharmacist for the Defendant Pharmacy.
General damages for breach of contract of employment.
Recovery of Two Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC2000.00) per month from January 2017 to December 2017.
Interest at the commercial rate on item (iii) from when they were due up to the date of final payment.
An order directed at the Defendant to pay the social security contribution of the Plaintiff for the total period for which the Plaintiff was the Superintendent Pharmacist for the Defendant Company.
An order against the Defendant to pay the cost of this action inclusive of legal fees assessed at 10% the items (ii). (iii), (iv) and (v).
Any other reliefs that this Honourable Court deems fit.

THE CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff avers that the Defendant represented by its owner and Managing Director engaged his services from 1st January 2017 as Superintendent Pharmacist for the defendant company. As a superintendent pharmacist, he was precluded from being a superintendent pharmacist for any other pharmacy for that period and that the agreed remuneration for his services was GHC20,000.00 per month but the defendant failed to pay Plaintiff the agreed amount and also failed to pay his monthly social security contribution since he was engaged by the defendant.

Plaintiff avers that all attempts to make the defendant pay his monthly salary and social security contribution have been fruitless. That a UniCredit Ghana Limited cheque of GHC8, 000.00 issued to him by the defendant on 9th October 2017 as part payment of the defendant’s indebtedness was dishonored by the bank.

It is the case of plaintiff that the defendant owes him a total amount of GHC24, 000.00 with interest.

THE CASE FOR THE DEFENDANT

In Defendant’s Statement of Defence dated 4th December 2018, the defendant denied all the averments and stated that somewhere in May 2016, the defendant through its Managing Director solicited the assistance of his friend who is a pharmacist to play the role of a resident pharmacist at the defendant’s pharmacy shop. The said pharmacist then proposed to the managing director that he had a pharmacist friend who could be of assistance to the pharmacy. The defendant accepted the proposal and was introduced to the plaintiff. The par

The Plaintiff filed a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated 29th August, 2018 praying for the following reliefs.

A declaration that the Defendant is in breach of its agreement in employing the Plaintiff as a Superintendent Pharmacist for the Defendant Pharmacy.
General damages for breach of contract of employment.
Recovery of Two Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC2000.00) per month from January 2017 to December 2017.
Interest at the commercial rate on item (iii) from when they were due up to the date of final payment.
An order directed at the Defendant to pay the social security contribution of the Plaintiff for the total period for which the Plaintiff was the Superintendent Pharmacist for the Defendant Company.
An order against the Defendant to pay the cost of this action inclusive of legal fees assessed at 10% the items (ii). (iii), (iv) and (v).
Any other reliefs that this Honourable Court deems fit.

THE CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF

It is the case of plaintiff that the defendant owes him a total amount of GHC24, 000.00 with interest.

THE CASE FOR THE DEFENDANT

FELIX OSAFO GEORGE VS B.B.S PHARMACY LIMITED

Areas of Law

JUDGMENT