Government Increases Salary Of Workers By 23% Effective 2024

The government of Ghana has granted a 23% salary increment to workers in Ghana. This increment takes effect in January, 2024.

The agreement was made on 14th November, 2023 between the Government of Ghana, represented by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), and Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Organized Labour comprising workers Unions, Associations, and Institutions within the Public Service of Ghana (hereinafter called (“Labour”) of the other part.

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Government Increases Salary Of Workers By 23% Effective 2024

Both parties have concluded the following negotiations for the 2024 Single Spine Salary Structure Base Pay

1. That the Base Pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) has been increased by 23% across board from January 2024 to June 2024

2. That from July 2024 to December 2024 the Base Pay would be readjusted to 25%.

This comes following a planned meeting between organized labor and the government regarding an increment in base pay concluded inconclusively.

Labor advocated for a 45 percent increase in base pay, which would subsequently raise overall salaries.

Joshua Ansah, the Deputy Secretary-General of the TUC, says labor is seeking what they consider a fair increase in the ongoing negotiations.

“Negotiations should come up with something better, so we are expecting something better for labor and the government itself, and I don’t want to talk about a percentage. Last year, we had 30 percent, and we are hoping for an improvement of the 30 percent.”

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Organized Labor demanded a 60% rise in base pay across all levels for the 2023 fiscal year, but several meetings failed to yield positive results for government workers.

The government subsequently agreed to increase the base pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure by 30% for all public sector works effective January 1, 2023. Most workers look happy with this new development.