The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ruled in favour of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and its former Executive Secretary, Professor Ken Attafuah, affirming that the dismissal of an employee in 2023 was justified.
The case involved Martin Akowuah, a former staff member at the NIA's Madina district office, who was dismissed for unilaterally altering working hours without authorization.
Akowuah later challenged the decision, petitioning the NLC on the grounds of unfair treatment.
In its ruling, the NLC stated that "the decision of the Respondent to dismiss the Complainant was in line with the Human Resource Management Policy Framework and Manual for the Ghana Public Service and NIA's SOP on registration, for the unlawful, unilateral, and irregular alteration of the working hours of NIA without the due authorization and approval of NIA." Following the verdict, Professor Attafuah defended his leadership, rejecting claims that he treated the former employee unfairly. "Mr.
