According to the employment minister, Haruna Iddrisu, the decision was arrived at after a public sector joint negotiation committee meeting Tuesday, September 13.
He also reiterated that the increment would take effect in January 2017.
“I am happy to inform you that conclusively government together with its social partners namely Minister of Finance, leaders of Public Sector Workers Union, the Ghana Prisons Service, and the Ghana Police Service have concluded negotiation on base pay increases up to 12.5%,” he said.
The Ghanaian government last week announced a 10% increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in Ghana.
Nigeria are you watching? Backward country with so much money and wickedness alongside poverty.
ReplyDeleteHave they been able to pay the normal salaries? so who is fooling who? abeg! i no dey for all these lie lie party matter, we don tire for their good for nothing promises
ReplyDeleteI do verily hope Buhari will take a queue from this.
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