New minimum wage to be announced soon

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Ajit Babu 11 years ago

At a time when government is crying about its huge wage bill and the private sector is collapsing because of erratic electricity and water supply the useless government is going to increase the minimum wage. What a calamity! ...
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At a time when government is crying about its huge wage bill and the private sector is collapsing because of erratic electricity and water supply the useless government is going to increase the minimum wage. What a calamity! Business owners will lay off lots of their employees to compound the precarious unemployment situation. Crime will soar............FUCK!!!!!
Nana Saver 11 years ago

Does this make sense? How many Ghanians will benefit from this so called minimum wage? It doesn't make sense even is the minimum wage will be 80% or 100% increase. Instead of you paying subsidies on fuel so that the whole cou ...
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Does this make sense? How many Ghanians will benefit from this so called minimum wage? It doesn't make sense even is the minimum wage will be 80% or 100% increase. Instead of you paying subsidies on fuel so that the whole country can benefit on it you have rather increase the fuel price and you want to increase the minimum to high level . This is senseless NDC gov.
gretchy 11 years ago

Damn it all,why are'nt tradesmen and professional workers getting top wages,then they pay higher tax than the skilled labourors who shud be well above minimum wages and be on a different tax code.

Damn it all,why are'nt tradesmen and professional workers getting top wages,then they pay higher tax than the skilled labourors who shud be well above minimum wages and be on a different tax code.
Poku k 11 years ago

The government does not have a clue how to run the country. All public workers wages keep going up between 35% and 40% every year and still standard of living is geting worse and worse, because almost everything we consume is ...
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The government does not have a clue how to run the country. All public workers wages keep going up between 35% and 40% every year and still standard of living is geting worse and worse, because almost everything we consume is imported.Fuel price has gone up in every part of the world but those countries which know how to manage things well need not to increase minimum wages by even 6% let alone 35%. The way our leaders run our economy could be run by any blind person. All one has to do is to borrow billions of dollars, increase fuel price and use that as an excuse to increase workers wages.One thing they should know is that, a time will come whereby the whole contry will be own by our creditors and they will dectate to us what to do and what not to do.First and foremost we must widen our tax base so that we could cut down borrowings. Again we must encourage the private sector to produce more of our imported goods and services in order to cut down importations. Ghanaians must encourage to use made in ghana goods. If we are able to do the above mentioned things and stop bribery and curruption, the country could move forward positively. Thanks for reading
Nana Appiah 11 years ago

kufuor started With Currency Manipulaton..$1.00 to 1.00 Cedi.. Now Ghanaians Will Pay the Price..Very Soon the Country Will be taken Over by Foreigners..Ghanaians Will be Slaves in their Own Country..

kufuor started With Currency Manipulaton..$1.00 to 1.00 Cedi.. Now Ghanaians Will Pay the Price..Very Soon the Country Will be taken Over by Foreigners..Ghanaians Will be Slaves in their Own Country..
IMA 11 years ago

I see everyone here have a better understanding of how the economy and inflation works other than the gov't... but my main concern is that... is your voice being heard by the so called "republic"... Increasing the minimum wag ...
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I see everyone here have a better understanding of how the economy and inflation works other than the gov't... but my main concern is that... is your voice being heard by the so called "republic"... Increasing the minimum wage isn't going to amount to anything if the standard of living increases with it. Its about time we realize that the gov't ISN'T for the people because if they were, there're obviously well educated if they hold a prestigious position. Seems like as long as they have the power and money, they will keep playing tricks to keep it. To the average person, raising the minimum wage seems enticing, but we know other wise. Its just shadow manipulation by the corrupt politicians. How can the "people" combat this senseless and manipulative gov't? and by no means am i suggesting violence, I'm just provoking thoughts here :)!

*IMA*
GG 11 years ago

THS GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO PILE DEBTS FOR FUTURE GENERATION AND HOW SERIOUS IS THIS GOVERNMENT

THS GOVERNMENT CONTINUE TO PILE DEBTS FOR FUTURE GENERATION AND HOW SERIOUS IS THIS GOVERNMENT
KA AKYIRE 11 years ago

MORE GREASE TO YOUR GOVERNMENT MR MINISTER

MORE GREASE TO YOUR GOVERNMENT MR MINISTER
Kwabena Apuntuah 11 years ago

How can you insist you are creating jobs and keep raising taxes, fuel and minimum wage? Look, the private sector may not increase the minimum wage irrespective of the increases but if they are enforced, most of these service ...
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How can you insist you are creating jobs and keep raising taxes, fuel and minimum wage? Look, the private sector may not increase the minimum wage irrespective of the increases but if they are enforced, most of these service companies will have to pass it on to customers if they can, layoff people or close down. This policy of forcing the ordinary Ghanaian to foot the indiscriminate expenditure of a government out of control is unacceptable and cannot wait for the SC to rule so these idiots will go. Truthfully, wobe dii keke!
MIKE GIZO 11 years ago

Where are the eployers and the jobs and what is this propaganda inclined government doing about the unemployed graduates.

For me this government is useless and is only worrying the people of Ghana with lies and mendacity.

Where are the eployers and the jobs and what is this propaganda inclined government doing about the unemployed graduates.

For me this government is useless and is only worrying the people of Ghana with lies and mendacity.
Pumpuni 11 years ago

"...GHC 4.48 pesewa..."
Lord have mercy!!!
GHC 4.48 for a whole day?

"...GHC 4.48 pesewa..."
Lord have mercy!!!
GHC 4.48 for a whole day?
Gotlieb Gbotsyo Agamah 11 years ago

Our Politicians talk by-heart, why don't they leave the stupid place called Parliament and go and create proper jobs for people. You just don't get up and increase minimum wage three times in a year, when there are no jobs a ...
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Our Politicians talk by-heart, why don't they leave the stupid place called Parliament and go and create proper jobs for people. You just don't get up and increase minimum wage three times in a year, when there are no jobs and businesses are failing.

In the real world there is an effective demand and effective supply behind every commodity including labour. When more proper jobs comes into the system or economy, wages would naturally go up.

Also the govt should bear in mind that on the average the Ghanaian worker is damn lazy and a natural shirker at any excuse, thus wages must be linked to productivity and hard-working workers should be rewarded more than the lazy ones irrespective of qualifications or years of engagement.
Jojo, Germany 11 years ago

STOP IT!!!!!!! STOP THAT!!!!!! IF NEW WAGEGES THEN WHY REMOVED THE SUBSIDIES??????????

STOP IT!!!!!!! STOP THAT!!!!!! IF NEW WAGEGES THEN WHY REMOVED THE SUBSIDIES??????????
JH-New York City 11 years ago

Leadership problem in Ghana. It does not make sense to increase petrol price and increase the minimum wage.Govt is not able to migrate all wrks on the single spine salaries hence the rampant strikes by doctors etc. You don't ...
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Leadership problem in Ghana. It does not make sense to increase petrol price and increase the minimum wage.Govt is not able to migrate all wrks on the single spine salaries hence the rampant strikes by doctors etc. You don't rule a country by just trying to please the people even if you can't afford to increase wages at the moment. Has the powers that be, forgotten wage increase inGhana has it's repercussions? The price of every commodity goesup arbitrarily as soon the increase is announced. so the idea to ease the masses is always defeated.
Mars 11 years ago

The idea that economy growth is sacred and depended on removing fuel subsidies is faulty. No one can sustain such logic for the future of countries like Ghana in this planet. It's like burning bits of your house to get throug ...
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The idea that economy growth is sacred and depended on removing fuel subsidies is faulty. No one can sustain such logic for the future of countries like Ghana in this planet. It's like burning bits of your house to get through the winter, one day you have no house, but still a winter to face.
montom 11 years ago

Wow! do we really have minimum wage in ghana?

Wow! do we really have minimum wage in ghana?
DAN 11 years ago

same as usa

same as usa
ronald 11 years ago

It must be done as soon as possible aaaaaaba

It must be done as soon as possible aaaaaaba

New minimum wage to be announced soon

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