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2023 Teacher Unions Ready to Review Collective Agreement For Teaching Staff within the GES. New Request

2023; Teacher Unions Ready to Review Collective Agreement For Teaching Staff  within the GES. New Request.

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Teachers have always asked for Review of their Collective Agreement with the Government as the Agreement over the years saw many violations.

Teachers Salary; according to Some few Teachers, the salary is actually not bad but there are no allowances and this makes the Ghanaian Teacher Handicap.

Re-visiting the Collective Agreement for Teachers (2020 Agreement) we saw more than 20 Allowances and benefits entitled to the Teacher. Check more here  Approved Rates of allowances for Teaching Staff within GES

These allowances are not paid to the Teachers just some few, other workers may not complain of their salary because they are well compensated with other allowances which see them through.

The Teaching Job is not a Joke. Molding Human Resource.

During the Base pay negotiations, a poll run by Seekersnewsgh shows that, Teachers would be happy with the increment of the Base Pay  but that is not what they want, they want allowances like their Class mates, their Course Mates, their friends in other institutions. Mentioning Cloth Allowance, Rent Allowance, Medical Care etc and they’re all here Rates of allowances for Teaching Staff within GES

Teacher Unions after the Confirmation on the Collective Agreement have to come and fight again for some individual items Agreed Upon in the Collective Agreement.

Allowance for Teachers in Rural Areas ; Rural Area allowances for Teaching Staff within GES,

Because of the Situation there, a whole School  may be managed by a single Teacher. These allowance may entice some to accept postings to such areas.

And the Appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah who according to teacher unions is not a Teacher but a Banker -Teacher Unions  rejects Banker as the Director of GES; the Unions said they specifically bargain for that reserved Position for Teachers who move up the Ranks.  These led to serious distortion in School Activities in the Country for over Five Working days. Teachers on Strike today Friday 4th November 2022

GES Press Release on Teachers Strike

Now that Base Pay negotiations are over and government is giving 30% increment to all public sector workers, confirmed in January Validation January 2023 Validation; Expectations and Reality; 30% Paid 

Revised Public Sector Workers Category 2 & 3 Allowance

Review of Collective Agreement

The Teacher Unions sends   letter to the Chief Executive of Fair Wages and Salary Commission for the Review of the Collective Agreement for Teaching Staff Within the Ghana Education Service.

The letter Reads

Pursuant to section 41.1 of the Collective Agreement for teaching Staff within the Ghana Education Service (GES) document which came into effect, August 2020 and Stipulates that;

There shall be General Reviewing of this Collective Agreement after every three (3) years.

We the Teacher Unions – i.e The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concern Teachers Ghana (CCT_GH), write to draw your attention that the said collective Agreement document will run its scheduled three(3) years span in August 2023, and therefore need to be reviewed.

We would therefore be grateful if you would set the necessary machinery in motion so that we meet to undertake the said review, As soon as Possible.

We look forward for to your usual prompt Response and cooperation.

Signed by Thomas T. Musah GNAT General Secretary,  Eric A. Carbonu NAGRAT President, King Ali Awudu President CCT-GH.

The Collective Agreement talks about the following.

Scheme of Service

Probation

Promotion 

GES PROMOTION PORTAL AND HOW TO APPLY OR CHECK

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We Need an Online Portal for Transfer Issues- GES Told

Remuneration and Working Conditions 

Review PDA and Don’t Tax Allowance of teachers; Head 

Postings and Transfer

How to Write GES Transfer Letter Sample New Format  

This How to Change Schools within the Same district; transfer

GES Promotion, Transfer, Change of Name, Salary adjustment etc Must be Directed to this Office

Allowances for Teachers

Fringe Benefits 

Continuous Professional Allowance  

This is the Amount teachers get as Professional Allowance and clause 24 of the 

Leave Entitlement

 

Travelling and Transport Allowance

Staff Accommodation

Health and Safety

Medical Care

Employees with HIV/ AIDS

Hours of Work

In-Service Training

Legal Assistance

Pension and Gratuity

 Teachers to send Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme GESOPS to Court

Final Salary of a Deceased Employee

Death and Benefits

Voluntary Retirement  and more

MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON YOUR PAYSLIP? ANY CONDITION …
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BAAH EBENEZER
BAAH EBENEZER
March 8, 2023 10:13 am
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

I wish they add the Medical Allowance because most of the teachers do not go to the hospital with their little Salary give to them. Standing alone is not an easy task. Thank you

Frimpong Kwao Foster
Frimpong Kwao Foster
March 7, 2023 7:08 pm

I think our Union leaders should fight for the retention premium. At least 30% of our basic salary will not be bad.
Rent allowance too

Baataar Nicodemus
Baataar Nicodemus
March 7, 2023 3:36 pm
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Accommodation allawance

James Brew
James Brew
March 7, 2023 11:17 am

1. Accommodation Allowance
2. Medical care
3. Traveling and Transport
4. Build well furnished bungalows for Basic school teachers.
5. Unions should design a compulsory housing scheme for both SHS Basic school teachers. Operation get your land and bear the cost. 3 bedroom self contained. The teacher provides his or her own plan. Housing plan more than the stipulated one you bear the cost of the rest.

Ibrahim Yakubu
Ibrahim Yakubu
January 23, 2023 5:05 pm
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Marking allowance, research allowance for teachers will help

Nana Boakye
Nana Boakye
January 23, 2023 3:44 pm

PDA should be 15% percentage of our salary
Car maintenance/ kilometric allowance
Rent allowance
Risk allowance
Clothing allowance
Automatic promotion
Market premium/ retention premium 55% (like health workers )

Sumaila Yakubu
Sumaila Yakubu
January 22, 2023 10:26 pm
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I would have wished that risk allowance is added to the allowances mentioned.

Charles
Charles
January 22, 2023 2:14 am

Rent /Accommodation allowance

Asori Obed
Asori Obed
January 22, 2023 1:01 am
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Rent fees, deprived area allowance, vehicle/motor maintenance allowance, transfer grants, medical bill allowance. Thanks.

Joshua Nsiah
Joshua Nsiah
January 21, 2023 9:19 am
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Agreed

Robert Ayaabilla Ayaaba
Robert Ayaabilla Ayaaba
January 21, 2023 9:06 am
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Risk allowance

Rosella
Rosella
January 21, 2023 8:36 am
MOST OF THE UNION LEADERS READ FROM SEEKERSNEWSGH SEND YOUR COMMENT, WHAT NEW ALLOWANCE DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON…" Read more »

Union leaders must pull the string so that, the rent allowance, salary advance and others that a bargained for are paid to the teacher …

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