Organised Labour rejects 18% salary increment
Organised Labour has rejected government’s proposal for 18% increment in the base pay of public sector workers.
At a negotiation meeting on Wednesday, Organised Labour maintained that they cannot accept anything less than 60% increment.
The two parties met to negotiate the way forward after previous attempts also ended inconclusively.
Prior to the meeting on Wednesday, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) warned that it will not accept government’s projections in the 2023 Budget.
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, reading the 2023 Budget in Parliament projected compensation of employees at GH¢44,990 million (5.6% of GDP).
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, Deputy General Secretary of TUC, Joshua Ansah stated that they would not agree to the projected figure.
According to Mr Ansah, government must expect a fight if they insist on paying anything less than 60%.
“There is no way Organised Labour is also going to accept what has been put in the budget. Well, if the government has made up its mind that it is the way it thinks that he can actually force down the throat of workers, then we are in for a big fight, because there is no way government can pay anything below what we are expecting,” he said.
He noted that Organised Labour will not compromise on their demand for 60% increment in their base pay.
Source: Ghana News
