The Government of Ghana through the Controller and Accountant General has implemented a salary adjustment for public sector workers by 23 percent. The decision follows the conclusion of negotiations with relevant stakeholders on the base pay for 2024. Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, said the salary adjustment took effect …
Read More »Delayed February salaries paid to your account – GCB to customers
The management of GCB PLC has assured its customers on the Controller and Accountant General’s Department’s (CAGD) payroll that February 2023 salaries have been processed and credited to their accounts. The management in a statement, apologized to the affected customers. In an earlier tweet, the bank had expressed concerns over …
Read More »Public sector workers in Accra earn higher salaries than those in other regions – GSS
Public sector workers in the Greater Accra Region receive higher salaries than their counterparts in other regions, a report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) dubbed Ghana 2022 earnings: Inequality in the public sector has revealed. According to the GSS, while some public sector workers earn an average monthly net …
Read More »Korle-Bu management directed to refund all unearned salaries
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has directed the management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to refund all unearned salaries to the chest. The management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has been directed to refund an amount of GHS36,000 to the state. Today’s sitting which marks the third sitting saw in appearance …
Read More »Payment of September salaries of some gov’t sector workers freezed
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers due to a mismatch of employees’ bank names on the Government of Ghana payroll. Others affected are workers with invalid bank account numbers. In a statement, the CAGD said …
Read More »C K Akonnor to drag Sports Ministry to CAS over unpaid salaries
Prosper Yaw Ntow, the lawyer for former Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwabla Akonnor has confirmed that he and his client have agreed to drag the Sports Ministry to the Court of Arbitration for Sports(CAS) over unpaid salaries and compensations. Ntow confirmed that they have put together all documents required …
Read More »Health workers to embark on demo over unpaid salaries
The aggrieved 2019 batch of Health Workers are threatening to embark on a demonstration if the government is unable to pay them their arrears since February 2022. Speaking to Starr News, a member of the aggrieved 2019 batch of nurses, Benjamin Mooro stated that the Degree Nurses with their batch do …
Read More »You go on strike over salaries but insult footballers for demanding winning bonus – Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan, a former captain of the national senior soccer team, Black Stars, has described as hypocritical the decision by workers to embark on industrial action over unpaid salaries and conditions of service but criticise footballers for demanding what is due them when they represent the country in tournaments. Making an …
Read More »RTU blames poor performance on unpaid salaries, bonuses
Public Relations Officer of Real Tamale United, Sey Mubarak, has blamed the club’s recent poor performance in the Ghana Premier League on players’ unpaid salaries and bonuses. The newly-promoted club started the season on a good note beating Great Olympics at home but fell below the pecking order after a …
Read More »Most workers do not use their salaries – Prof. Mike Oquaye
A former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has bemoaned the lack of living wage policies in the country especially for salaried workers. According to him, the government’s fight against corruption may become difficult as most workers do not live on their current salaries. Speaking during the launch of …
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