Base pay of public sector workers increased by 10%

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  • Kwasi KANKAM 11 years ago

    The increamemt ofGHc 0.48is an insult toGhanaian workers.

  • saibu 11 years ago

    mr minister,tell ghanaians the number of times u increase fuel prices be4 coming out with this disappointed base pay?how much do u earn a month?it is shameful.please,pay teachers their incremental credit before schools resum ...
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  • Kay 11 years ago

    say it again. Posterity will judge us all. u increase taxes very huge n without fear of de Lord, not even de ordinary citizens whose meagre salary cannot take them to next pay day, 10%, thats an insult.

  • Gilbert 11 years ago

    If the base pay is per hour and working at an average of 160hrs per month, means a base monthly pay of 851.20 GHC. This excludes all other allowances. Meaning teachers earn at least 1000 GHC a month I believe its not bad at a ...
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  • Honestman 11 years ago

    You are wrong! the GHC5.32 is for the whole day (8 hrs)

  • ACA 11 years ago

    Before tax and deductions.

  • Rans F 11 years ago

    You probably must be cooling off in the Whiteman's country! Some workers still earn less than GHC 50 a month, after tax!!

  • Al-Truism 11 years ago

    Note that the increment is minute, therefore workers contributions too would be so.This is to ensure EQUITY for cutting the cake according to your so-called size.

  • Honestman 11 years ago

    Base pay up 10% and yet utilities to go up by over 160%. Ghana for you! Why wouldn't opportune Ghanaians want to be politicians so they can steal. Why won't government/employers pretend to be paying workers and workers preten ...
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  • AKWASIA ADDAE 11 years ago

    THEY SHOULD EXPLAIN TO US DOES THIS 10% DIFFERENT FROM THE 17% THE GOVERNMENT ANOUNCE ON THE 1ST MAY SOMEONE SHOULD EXPLAIN TO ME ......

  • YHO 11 years ago

    MR NONSENSE MINISTER YOUR ARE NOTHING BUT AMONG THE THIEVES NO EFFECTIVE DATE.

  • JOE 11 years ago

    please l want to know if soldiers are included.the last time you gave 17% and minus the soldiers and now you say 10%,l want to know whether soldiers are included?we are suffereing and no one is thinking about us oh John Maham ...
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  • Charles 11 years ago

    Pleased, the announcement is not the issue but the implementation.

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 11 years ago

    WATIS THE HRLY MINIMUM WAGE IN GH? EACH REGION MUST HAVE AN HRLY MINIMUM WAGE. IF THE HRLY MIN WAGE IS HIGH IN NORTHERN REGION, OR BOLGA...MORE PPL WILL MOVE THERE...

  • JJ 11 years ago

    60% OF GHANA REVENUE GENERATED IS USE TO PAY PUBLIC SECTOR SALARIES IS JUST LIKE A TANK WITH SOO MANY HOLES. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH REVENUE GENERATED FROM OIL, GAS COCOA, GOLD AND ALL OTHER RESOURCES, GHANA WILL NEVER HAV ...
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  • Shadrach 11 years ago

    I DONT KNOW WHEN THIS YOURS SELFFISH INCREASE STARTER .PAY YOURSELF AND END IN HELL WHEN THE CHRIST COMES.

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    We read in this forum yesterday about three Ghanaian medical students arrest in Cuba for armed robbery. How did this happen with our record of Ghanaian students always behaving properly as good ambassadors of our country desp ...
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