The Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT has officially confirmed that the Cost of Living Allowance COLA that was negotiated last month June 2022 by stakeholders involved will be paid to workers at the end of this month 2022. The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT, Mr. Thomas Musah in a… Read More »
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has disclosed that Ghanaian public sector workers will soon receive their Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Benjamin Arthur the modalities facilitating the payment of the Cost of Living Allowance of public sector workers have been completed.… Read More »
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relation, Ministry of Finance, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, has agreed to give the Organized Labour Unions 15% of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) In a meeting today Thursday 14th July 2022 at the Ministry of Finance Conference room the government side and the 22 Organized Labour Unions… Read More »
The leadership of the teacher unions in Education has asked the government to always refer to the leadership of the Organized Labour for every engagement on Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) going forward. In a letter to the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relation, minister of Education, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission the… Read More »
The leadership of the National Association of Graduate Teachers NAGRAT and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) walked out of the meeting that was held today 12th July 2022 to negotiate the 20% Cost of Living Allowance COLA Mr. Angel Carbonu and Thomas Musah who represented the NAGRAT and GNAT respectively walked out of… Read More »
The public sector workers’ unions in the country have declared their intentions to strike on the 19th of July 2022 to demand Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). According to the unions, this strike action has become necessary due to the worsening economic conditions of the public sector workers in the country. Click here to read… Read More »
The president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) Mr. Angel Carbonu has disclosed in a Zoom meeting with the Regional Chairmen that COLA is not the only item on teacher unions’ negotiation table. According to Mr. Angel Carbonu below is a list of demands from teacher unions’ negotiation table as they will be… Read More »
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gamey and Gamey Group Mr. Austin Akufo Gamey has warned the government not to grant the 20% of the Cost Of Living Allowance to the strike teachers. According to Austin Gamey, the government should consider the consequences that the country will face when the 20% Cost Of Living Allowance… Read More »
The Management of the National Labour Commission (NLC) has asked the government to meet the leadership of the teacher unions in Education immediately. According to the NLC, the ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service Fair Wages and Salaries Commission Ghana Tertiary Education Commission should meet at the negotiation table with the striking teacher unions immediately… Read More »
The Trade union Congress (TUC) has served notice to public sector workers in the country to be ready to withdraw their services in the coming weeks should government fail to grant workers Cost Of Living Allowance COLA. Dr. Yaw Baah, the Secretary-General of Trade Union Congress (TUC) speaking at a news conference in Kasoa, Central… Read More »