Parliament passes Pensions Bill

Parliament has passed the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2021.  The object of the bill is to exclude the Police Service, the Immigration Service, the Prisons Service, the security and intelligence agencies and the Ghana National Fire Service from the unification pensions. The bill seeks to amend the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766) to exclude […]

NPRA retrieves GH¢3.1m from defaulters

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has retrieved GH¢3.1 million from companies that defaulted in the repayment of pension contributions under the tier two scheme. It has also taken 15 employers to court, while others are being processed for prosecution, after they were found to have defaulted in the payment of the mandatory contributions. The amount […]

TUC fights for pensioners, calls on SSNIT to give them what is due them and promptly too

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on government to intervene to ensure that no worker is shortchanged. It also made a concrete and specific proposal to Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) for consideration, adding, “TUC is convinced SSNIT is looking at the proposal to get a […]