Salary increment

04 Apr

Organised Labour To Negotiate Salary Increment Amid New Revenue Bills

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Organised labour has served notice the current standard of living will be central in salary negotiations this year. Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah says factors such as inflation, taxes, cost of living, among others, will be highly considered when negotiations for working conditions begin in order to cushion the Ghanaian worker. Speaking to TV3‘s Daniel Opoku in an interview on Monday, April 3, Mr Ansah expressed disappointment at the current government in introducing more taxes in the face of current economic conditions. He said the TUC will keenly monitor what the taxes to accrue from the…

13 Jan

30% Salary Increment Is Good Although We Wanted More – TUC Boss

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The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah has thanked the government for the 30 per cent salary increment for public sector workers. He said although they were expecting much higher than that, the 30 per cent will help labour to work hard to return the economy to where it was prior to the Covid outbreak. Speaking after the announcement of the increment in Accra on Thursday January 12, he said “Even though the 30 per centis not what ideally we wanted, it will create that opportunity for us to speak one language and work together…