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No Ghana Card, No Salary For Public Sector Workers From February 2024 – CAGD Warns

In a move to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a directive to freeze the salaries of all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, starting February 2024, graphic.com.gh reports. The decision follows discussions with the National Identification Authority (NIA) …

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30% Salary Increment For Public Sector Workers Will Affect Government’s Purse – Ken Ofori-Atta

Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, says the 30% salary increment for public sector workers will affect government’s purse. According to him even though the agreement will benefit workers, it will have an impact on government’s 2023 budget.   The Finance Minister made this disclosure after government agreed with Organised Labour …

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There Shall Be No Hampers For 2022 Chistmas – Ofori-Atta Tells MMDAs

Public sector workers, Municipal Metropolitans and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been asked not to give out hampers to their stakeholders this Christmas. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced this decision on Thursday while presenting the 2023 Budget in Parliament. The decision forms part of the government’s measures to rationalise its expenditures …

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CAGD Suspends Salaries Of Some Public Sector Workers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has suspended payment of September 2022 salaries to some public sector workers. The decision, the CAGD said is due to a mismatch of the bank names of the affected government workers on the payroll system and also invalid bank account numbers. A letter sighted …

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Over 27,000 Public Sector Workers Likely To Strike On July 12 – PUWU

Workers in the public sector say they can no longer shoulder the burden brought onto them by the prevailing economic hardship in the country. Staff of about 69 public sector institutions have therefore decided to put to vote a motion on whether or not to lay down their tools as …

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Government Statistician: Public Sector Workers Overpaid

The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, has said workers in the public sector are generally overpaid for work done. The Government Statistician said averagely, public sector workers were paid double for their output. He has, therefore, called for the creation of a Public Productivity Committee of Parliament to work …

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