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Employment law cases in Ghana

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Ghana collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 30 Jul 2025

    Ayim v Ghana Revenue Authority (IL/0015/2022) [2025] GHAHC 81 (30 July 2025)

    Citation
    [2025] GHAHC 81
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    IL/0015/2022

    Court finds GRA reassignment to RPU was a special assignment, not a transfer; Article 33(g) CBA applied and allowances were awarded.

    • Collective bargaining agreement
    • Employee allowances
    • Outstation allowance
    • Night allowance
    • Employment reassignment
    • Transfer vs assignment
  • 30 Jul 2025

    Asae v Ghana Growth Fund Company (IL/0034/2017) [2025] GHAHC 80 (30 July 2025)

    Citation
    [2025] GHAHC 80
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    IL/0034/2017

    High Court labour case on allegedly unlawful termination, human resource manual procedures, bonuses, and director’s allowances. Claim dismissed.

    • Unlawful termination
    • Employment contract
    • Bonuses and allowances
    • Burden of proof
    • Employment-law
    • Unlawful-termination
  • 30 Jul 2025

    Achim v Lincoln Community School (IL/0040/2018) [2025] GHAHC 77 (30 July 2025)

    Citation
    [2025] GHAHC 77
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    IL/0040/2018

    High Court labour judgment on unfair termination, blackmail, extortion, natural justice, and damages in Achim v Lincoln Community School.

    • Unfair termination
    • Burden of proof
    • Natural justice
    • Reputational damage
    • Damages
    • Contractual termination
  • 20 Mar 2025

    Adzimah and Another v Antrak Air Ghana Limited (IL/0051/2022) [2025] GHAHC 84 (20 March 2025)

    Citation
    [2025] GHAHC 84
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    IL/0051/2022

    High Court in Accra found the employer did not lawfully terminate the plaintiffs after suspending operations, and awarded suspension pay, notice pay, interest and costs.

    • Termination of employment
    • Payment in lieu of notice
    • Suspension of operations
    • Outstanding salaries
    • Interest on judgment debt
    • Costs
  • 19 Mar 2025

    Ayensu v Asamoah Boadi and Another (J4/27/2024) [2025] GHASC 18 (19 March 2025)

    Citation
    [2025] GHASC 18
    Court
    Supreme Court
    Case number
    J4/27/2024

    Appeal dismissed. Supreme Court upholds GHS200,000 award for repatriation and transport from Liberia to Ghana and finds no waiver of repatriation rights.

    • Repatriation of employees
    • Statutory employment rights
    • Damages for breach of statutory duty
    • Limitation of actions
    • Employer obligations under foreign contracts
    • Employment-law
  • 7 May 2024

    ASARE VRS. JAYEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (GJ 1209/2020) [2024] GHAHC 116 (7 May 2024)

    Citation
    ASARE VRS. JAYEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (GJ 1209/2020) [2024] GHAHC 116 (7 May 2024)
    Court
    ghahc

    High Court judgment on salary arrears: plaintiff proved continuous employment and the court awarded GH¢72,808.52, interest, and GH¢20,000 costs.

    • Salary arrears
    • Breach of contract
    • Burden of proof
    • Resignation
    • Interest on judgment debt
    • Employment-law
  • 25 Mar 2024

    NSIAH-AGYEMANG VRS KAKUM RURAL BANK LTD. (E12/130/2017) [2024] GHAHC 89 (25 March 2024)

    Citation
    NSIAH-AGYEMANG VRS KAKUM RURAL BANK LTD. (E12/130/2017) [2024] GHAHC 89 (25 March 2024)
    Court
    ghahc

    Wrongful dismissal claim failed; court found fair hearing before dismissal but ordered payment of accrued 50% salary during interdiction with interest.

    • Wrongful dismissal
    • Natural justice
    • Audi alteram partem
    • Employee remuneration during interdiction
    • Wrongful-dismissal
    • Natural-justice
  • 20 Dec 2023

    QUAYE VRS BLACK PARK LTD (A11/34/22) [2023] GHADC 907 (20 December 2023)

    Citation
    [2023] GHADC 907
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    A11/34/22

    Wrongful termination of employment. District Court, Kaneshie found for the employee and awarded one year’s consolidated salary and GHS 20,000 costs.

    • Wrongful termination
    • Employment contract
    • Damages
    • Costs
    • Employment-law
    • Wrongful-termination
  • 8 Feb 2023

    Dilys Hogbenu -vrs- Absa Bank Ghana Ltd. [2023] GHACA 43 (8 February 2023)

    Citation
    [2023] GHACA 43
    Court
    Court of Appeal

    Court of Appeal granted stay of execution pending appeal against an interlocutory injunction concerning an employee’s reduced remuneration during sick leave.

    • Interlocutory injunction
    • Stay of execution
    • Collective bargaining agreement
    • Employment remuneration
    • Sick leave
    • Stay-of-execution