Senior staff in Ghana’s public universities are demanding payment of Tier-2 contributions of their colleagues on retirement.
The unpaid contributions span from 2010 and 2016, according to the leadership of the Senior Staff Association –Universities of Ghana.
“As a matter of urgency, we expect the Government to pay the outstanding Tier-2 contributions of our retired colleagues as well as announce a financial package for senior staff of public Universities, ” the Association said in a statement.
While commending the government for the early help to them it also asked that their grievances will be addressed with urgency.
“While commending the Hon. Minister of Education; the Executive Secretary of the National Council on Tertiary Education; and the Executive Secretary of Fair Wages and Salaries Commission for the diverse roles they played, culminating in the issuance of the Collective Bargaining Certificate to our Union, we call on same, and by extension Government, to expedite action on our grievances.”
The Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana earlier expressed unhappiness with what it called the snail pace of negotiations with the government.
The union had in October threatened to embark on a strike over the failure of the government to address the concerns of the association.
Its demands included the award of a market premium, the payment of Tier 2 arrears from 2010-2016, and the restoration of migration of payroll of Public Universities unto the Controller and Accountant General’s Payroll System.
Source: Daily Mail GH
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