Govt assures teachers of efforts to address concerns

Government has assured teachers that steps are being taken to address their concerns on the Single Spine Salary issues.  

It said appropriate directives have been given to the relevant ministries and agencies to put their concerns to rest.  

The assurance follows government's meeting with leaders of GNAT, TEWU and the Ghana Association of University Administrators. 

These were contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mahama Ayariga, in Accra. 

The meeting agreed that the GNAT will engage in further consultations with their partners and revert to government.  

Meanwhile, government is appealing to all education sector workers including teachers and non-teaching staff to exercise restraint while every effort is made to address the concerns raised by the Unions.  

The meeting was chaired by the Chief of Staff and was attended by the Ministers of Finance, Education, Employment and Labour Relations. 

Others were the Chief Director of Ministry of Finance and the Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the two Deputy Director Generals of Ghana Education Service and two deputies of the Controller and Accountant General.

However, NAGRAT says its absence at the meeting was due to the short notice given.

GBC