Question Tag: Wrongful Dismissal

a) Adja Kudzo was an employee of Josh Ltd. While his fixed-term contract of employment with the company still had over two (2) years to terminate, he received a letter stating that his service will no longer be needed from the end of the month in which the letter was written. He subsequently took legal action against the company, alleging that the company has wrongly dismissed him. The company, however, put up a defense to the effect that it was Adja Kudzo himself who asked to be relieved of his post in order to set up his own business. The company also alleged that Adja Kudzo had made unauthorized credit sales to persons outside the class of accredited customers of the company and had been unable to recover the monies due under those transactions, which allegations Adja Kudzo denied.

Required: i) Explain whether Josh Ltd was justified in terminating the employment of Adja Kudzo. (7 marks)