Gov’t, organized labour settle on 30% base pay increment after long tussle
“The base pay has been increased by 30% for the 2023 financial year…As I said this brings to an end the 2022 COLA of 15% of base pay salary,”
The 2023 base pay for the Ghanaian public sector worker has been increased to 30% after weeks of tussling between labour and government.
The increment takes effect from January 1, 2023, as the government officially scraps the controversial Cost of Living Allowance, COLA.
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After refusing the government’s initial proposal of 18%, the public sector workers decided to reduce their initial 60% demand to 58%.
However, after a meeting on Thursday meeting with the government which included Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta who has been absent from all the previous meetings, Organised Labour agreed to a 30% increase in the base pay although they had vowed not to back down on their demand.
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“The base pay has been increased by 30% for the 2023 financial year…As I said this brings to an end the 2022 COLA of 15% of base pay salary,” Employment Minister, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah announced shortly after the decision was taken.
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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