Good Morning!! Its a brand new week, go out and contribute to a better Ghana. Today on the Atlantic Wave, we are taking a look at the mixed reactions on thirteen per cent gain in base rate. A cross section of public sector workers have criticized the 13 per cent increase base pay for public sector workers, saying in real terms they would see their salaries up by only three per cent. This is because 10 per cent of the annual increment was already being enjoyed as the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) granted by the government in 2014. “This is a raw deal for the public sector worker, I’m really sad,” said Mr. Kweku Awotwe, one of the workers told ATL FMs Efuaa Adutwumwaa in an interview on reaction to the government’s announcement on Tuesday. He said, “The cost of living is so high that I don’t know what a three per cent gain would do for me. In fact, since we were given the 10 per cent COLA in 2014. Mr. James Mensah said with the prevailing economic hardship, he expected the TUC to ask for an additional 13 per cent after formalizing the 10 per cent COLA as part of the salary. The effective date for the implementation of the increment was January 1, 2015, but the new salary would be paid in February with the arrears for January. What do you make of the 13% basic pay rate increase for public sector workers? Join Kojo Brace and Ama Bawa on the Atlantic Wave. Phone Lines - 0332133499/0275144949 Whats App- 0275144949 Twitter - @atlfm1005 or #atlfm
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:29:35 +0000
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