By Anthony Adongo Apubeo
Bolgatanga, Aug. 9, GNA – Dr Francis Ibrahim-Betonsi, a 46-year-old Medical Practitioner, has appealed to the National Labour Commission (NLC) to intervene for the mother organisation to pay him his six years compensation package.
He said he was wrongfully dismissed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in December 2012 and reinstated in 2019 and called for payment of his Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
Dr Ibrahim-Betonsi, who currently works at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, said the wrongful dismissal also affected his promotion and placed his colleagues ahead of him and called on the NLC to help address the problem.
Dr Ibrahim -Betonsi said although he was working hard to address the health needs of his clients, he could have done far better if his plight had been addressed and lamented that the problem could have a dire consequence on his life if not addressed.
“Apart from that I owe a lot of people due to my wrongful dismissal as I had to borrow to survive with my family and as of now I am still paying debts,” he lamented.
Narrating his ordeal, Dr Ibrahim -Betonsi alleged that his plight was orchestrated by some people he worked with where he demonstrated hard work and made a great impact.
He alleged that he was compelled by the GHS authority to undergo a series of psychiatry assessments which vindicated him but despite that, he was still asked to have more psychiatry assessments, which he declined leading to his dismissal.
He indicated that upon applying to NLC, it wrote to the GHS to respond to certain queries concerning his dismissal but GHS declined and instead proceeded to dismiss him.
Dr Ibrahim -Betonsi indicated that apart from the torture and the manner he was dehumanized by the GHS, he also went through trial and tribulation when he was dismissed for six years without pay and his SSNIT contributions.
He indicated that upon realising that it had been misled, the GHS reinstated him in 2019 but had not paid his six years of compensation and SSNIT contribution.
He noted that apart from that GHS did not credit him with his right promotion as he had three positions withheld prior to his dismissal, stressing “in fact I should have been a medical doctor in 2012 but was credited with that position in 2018.”
He said the action of his employer was not only against his human right but was also contrary to the Labour law and stressed the need for the NLC to intervene on his behalf to help him get his compensation, SNNIT contribution and his right to promotion.
GNA