Sep 14, 2013 at 7:12am Minimum wage up by 17% Tweet 0 Comments ( 0 ) The National Daily Minimum Wage, based on 27 working days has been increased by 17% from GHC 4.48 to GHC5.24, with effect from 1st May, 2013. The Base Pay for Public Sector workers has also been increased by 10% from GHC 4.84 to5.32 with effect from 1st January 2013. The month for commencement of payment is September 2013. These were announced by Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Nii Armah Ashietey, during the National Tripartite (NTC) Committee meeting. He said the payment of the arrears for the period January to August 2013 was being discussed at the on-going meeting of the Public Services Joint Standing Negotiating Committee (PSJSNC). The Minister stated that in determining the wage, the social partners took into consideration the previous minimum wage, the projected rate of inflation for 2013, and the growth in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “The National Minimum Wage, as most people know, is the daily wage below which no employer in Ghana is allowed to pay his or her employees,” he said. According to him, the NTC meeting will discuss pertinent and crucial issues which would affect workers, such as the aftermath of the National forum on the Sustainability of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP), workers’ pensions, the national economy, the industrial relations climate and labour agitations, international labour standards, and the informal economy. Mr. Ashietey commended Ghanaians for contributing to the maintenance of peace and harmony in the country in the face of internal challenges, as well as the global economic crunch which most countries are facing currently. He also commended the leadership of labour unions for showing maturity, understanding and patience, especially over the delay in the determination of the 2013 Base Pay. The leadership of Organised Labour, the Ghana Employers Association and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) appealed to the government, to as a matter of urgency, iron out all the issues surrounding the New Pension Scheme. They have also called for a National Blue Print which should transcend the various political parties, saying, their manifestos should be geared towards the achievement of the national vision. The leaders also appealed to the government to hold accountable its officials whose actions and inactions result in the numerous strikes and labour agitations in the country. Source: GNA
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 07:27:38 +0000
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