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2019 In Employment Law
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January 16, 2020July 24, 2025Employment Law

2019 In Employment Law

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This piece looks back at some of the key employment law decisions given by Ghana’s Supreme Court in 2019.  When does redundancy/severance pay arise? The Supreme Court in Atuahene v Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board[1] set out the circumstances under which a redundancy or severance pay becomes payable under Ghanaian law. The main issue in this case was...

Casual Workers May Well Be Employees
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March 8, 2018July 24, 2025Labour

Casual Workers May Well Be Employees

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The Supreme Court in the case of Benjamin Aryee & 691 Others v The Cocoa Marketing Board[1] held that a worker initially employed as a casual worker but whose services are used continuously by the employer  for a period exceeding 6 months will be deemed as a permanent worker and will be entitled to all the...