{"id":36247,"date":"2014-08-01T11:26:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T11:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36247"},"modified":"2014-08-01T18:42:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T18:42:31","slug":"counsel-for-tullow-ex-worker-open-to-out-of-court-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/counsel-for-tullow-ex-worker-open-to-out-of-court-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Counsel for Tullow ex-worker open to out of court settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"
The aggrieved worker of Tullow Ghana Limited, who is suing the company for GHC 10 million will accept an out of court settlement, her lawyer, Bright Akwetey has said.<\/p>\n
A 35-year old ex-worker of Tullow Ghana Limited, Pearl Margaret Ashley has dragged the company to the Human Rights Court over a work-related injury.<\/p>\n
She is demanding the said amount from her former employers because they provided her with a chair which has caused permanent injury to her back.<\/p>\n
In her original writ, she prayed the court to order Tullow Ghana Limited to put here on a medical insurance scheme and bear her medical expenses.<\/p>\n
According to Lawyer Bright Akwetey, \u201cif someone wants to settle, you settle and the courts are now encouraging alternate dispute settlement\u2026if someone will settle it will cause the person less\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, he said the person whose interest is primary to him was his client, and \u201ca young lady of that nature to be scared forever is not easy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Citi Business News<\/strong> has learnt Tullow Ghana Limited represented by lawyer Kimathi Kuenyehia, has entered conditional appearance for the defendants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Rabiu Alhassan\/citifmonline.com.Ghana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The aggrieved worker of Tullow Ghana Limited, who is suing the company for GHC 10 million will accept an out of court settlement, her lawyer, Bright Akwetey has said. A 35-year old ex-worker of Tullow Ghana Limited, Pearl Margaret Ashley has dragged the company to the Human Rights Court over a work-related injury. She is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[22,4],"yoast_head":"\n