Assembly workers sent home for lateness

Mr Joseph Boampong, Adansi West District Chief Executive has taken disciplinary action against 12 workers of the District Assembly, who reported late for duty last week.

The affected staff, including senior members, were sent home and given queries to explain why further sanctions should not be taken against them.

Mr Boampong told newsmen on Monday that those who are not able to give tangible reasons would be dealt with.

The exercise, he said, would continue until all the staff members developed positive attitude towards their work. "My action is a signal to other departments that I have declared a positive action to change our lukewarm attitude to duty''.

Mr Boampong said the government's policy of "positive change" should not be seen as a mere political slogan but a serious philosophy to bring qualitative change in all spheres of the national life.

He therefore advised heads of department to personally monitor the attendance of their workers to eliminate lateness and malingering.