The government has adjusted the salary of public sector workers by 23 per cent. This follows the conclusion of negotiations on the 2024 base pay. Payment of the 23 per cent adjustment took effect from January 1, this year. The Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, confirmed this to the Daily Graphic. He said approval […]
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No Ghana Card, no salary for public sector workers from Feb 2024
Beginning February 2024, all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers will have their salaries frozen, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has said. This is a new directive issued by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) as part of measures to help cut out ghost names on the government’s payroll. Following discussions […]
Payroll monitoring saves nation over GH¢190m – 17 Institutions in Accra waste GH¢36.11m in 5 months
The public sector wage bill has seen a significant reduction since the commencement of the Nationwide Payroll Monitoring exercise in April, this year, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has stated. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FWSC, Benjamin Arthur, at a press briefing in Accra yesterday disclosed that data from the Controller and […]
¢5m payment to NDA contravenes PPA approval in alleged signature forgery in ¢10m case
The Controller and Accountant General Department is reported to be readying to make a payment which will further entrench some irregularities at the Northern Development Authority (NDA) next week. The Department is set to pay some ¢5 million to the NDA in a deal currently at the office of the Chief of Staff for alleged […]
‘No Ghana Card, No salary’ directive by controller suspended
The directive by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) for all public sector workers to register with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and obtain a Ghana Card or forfeit their salaries by December 1, 2021 has been put on hold. Instead, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has been tasked to port the names […]
Railway pensioners bare teeth at government-demands payment of all arrears due them
The Ghana Railway Pensioners Association (GRPA) under the Cap. 30 pension scheme have appealed to the government to pay all pension arrears due them following the recent increment in public sector salary. Government on the 1st January 2017 and 1st January 2019 announced a 12 and a half and 10 per cent separate salary increases […]