With recent happenings on validation of GES Staff on study leave with pay in the tertiary institution in the region, the Regional Education Directorate writes to request all GNATOC Executives to inform its members on the latest development.
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Starting from this month (July)2024, all GES staff on study leave with pay would have to visit the Regional Education Office for the validation of their salaries to ensure that Staff are offering the courses for which they were granted study leave with pay and to check if they are still in school.
These GES Staff would have to visit the Regional Education Office from the 15th to 20th of every month for their names to be captured in the regional nominal roll list. Failure to adhere to the above directives prevents you from being validated.
The following documents needed for the validation are:
Change of management unit alone has caused a lot of delays in their salaries for months. Thankfully, the GES has heard the cries of the staff and is ready to resolve the problem.
Directive
ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION
Subject: Request for Management Units and National Identification Numbers
Compliments from Management. You are kindly informed of the above subject matter.
As part of efforts to address issues concerning Management Units and their associated effects on staff salaries, it has become necessary to implore all Heads of Institutions within the Ghana Education Service to urgently submit their management unit details per the attached template.
If this exercise is effectively done, it will help Management solve most of the salary-related issues of our staff.
Additionally, there is attached data on staff who have not submitted their National Identification Numbers.
Kindly ensure that all concerned staff provide their NIA numbers. Please collate and send the information via this email address: [email address] by 28th June 2024.
The data being collected includes:
Staff List and Validators
Full Name
Management Unit
Grade
Staff ID
Telephone
NIA Number
Please use this opportunity to rectify your information. Alert colleagues whose data may be requested on the official platforms.
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Eric Nkansah has been named the winner of the Most Outstanding Contribution to Educational Equity and Inclusion award at the 3rd edition of the Africa Public Service Optimum (APSO) Awards, organised by the Business Executive and held in Accra on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024.
In his acceptance remarks, Dr Nkansah said, “I am grateful to His Excellency the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo, and the Honorable Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for the opportunity to meaningfully serve and contribute to moving Ghana’s education system forward.”
In a heartfelt gesture, Dr Nkansah dedicated the award to his family and the entire GES staff. He acknowledged their overwhelming support and recognized that this achievement is a testament to their collective efforts and commitment to the cause of educational equity and inclusion.
The APSO Awards aim to identify and publicly recognise exemplary performance by top-level public servants and public institutions across Africa.
The awards ceremony was attended by seasoned African public servants, public policy analysts, diplomats, traditional leaders, civil society activists, and the international media.
After the Meeting with the Government in the morning, the Teacher Unions, the NLC, and the Government met again in the Afternoon.
There were no conclusions made, hence the NLC directed the two parties to resolve their issues before 19th June 2024. If by the said date the Teacher Unions and Government are still not able to reach an agreement, the NLC will direct the case to the Court of Arbitration.
A Court of Arbitration is a court, sometimes outside of the official judicial system of a country, that resolves certain kinds of civil disputes, primarily between industrial or commercial entities, or between employers and employees.
After the evidence is presented, the arbitrator, like a judge, will decide the case. The arbitrator’s decision can give parties a realistic idea of the outcome of their case. If neither party appeals the decision, it will be binding, like an order by a judge.
In some cases, the arbitrator may choose to have several meetings with both parties.
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Update on Negotiations 2nd May with Government
*Outcome of Negotiations today 2nd May 2024*
The government side has agreed to the following allowances:
1. CPD Allowance
2. Deprived Area Allowance
3. Data support allowance.
On CPD Allowance Government has proposed GHS 2,000
Oher allowances The Government side proposes GHS 500 payable per annum thus the data support allowance.
Teacher Unions
The Teacher unions rejected all the figures.
Teacher Unions are fighting for the acceptance of the Extra Assessment Allowance before giving a counter Figure.
The Teacher Unions, the Government, and the NLC will meet this afternoon stay tuned for more updates
The Teacher Unions Meet the National Labour Commission and Government today Thursday, 2nd May 2024 to Negotiate their allowances as part of the review of their collective agreement.
Of the items listed in their demands on allowances, the government has so far only offered to accept thus the CPD allowance and proposed increasing it from GHS 1,200 to GHS 2000 for professional teachers and GHS 1,400 for Non-professional Teachers. All other allowances, the government seems to dodge, an attitude and offer rejected by the Teacher Unions.
Demonstrations
Some Regional Chairmen have served their intention to demonstrate should the government continue to ignore the teacher Unions.
This is pending the outcome of Today’s meeting with the Government and the National Labour Commission
Also, the intended communique to members by the National leadership has been put on hold awaiting the outcome of today’s meeting
The regions will take various actions beginning 3rd May 2024, to drum home their demands.
Negotiations continue Today, Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, at 8 am.
