Suspension of salaries and validation of payroll for January, 2015

The Controller and Accountant General wishes to inform heads of MDAs/MMDAs and employees on the mechanized payroll that salaries for January 2015 has been paid. 

However, some employees in the Greater Accra Region could not be paid because heads of management units did not validate and certify their employees to be paid for the month of January, 2015.

These were contained in a statement issued in Accra on Sunday January, 25 2015 and copied to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC).  

The statement signed by the Controller and Accountant-General, Madam Grace Francisca Adzroe says the list of affected management units has been published on the CAGD website on www.cagd.gov.gh.

The statement said CAGD wishes to inform the affected heads of departments and employees that a window of opportunity has been provided for the management units heads who did not validate their employees to do so between Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th January, 2015 to enable CAGD prepare a supplementary payroll for the affected employees for payment by 2nd February, 2015. 

Full Statement Below:

CONTROLLER AND ACCOUNTANT- GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

SUSPENSION OF SALARIES AND VALIDATION OF THE PAYROLL FOR JANUARY, 2015

The Controller and Accountant General wishes to inform heads of MDAs/MMDAs and employees on the mechanized payroll that salaries for January 2015 has been paid. 

However, some employees in the Greater Accra Region could not be paid because heads of management units did not validate and certify their employees to be paid for the month of January, 2015.

The validation and certification of the payment vouchers however is a mandatory requirement for payment of salaries of employees in a management unit.

The CAGD wishes to inform the affected heads of departments and employees that a window of opportunity has been provided for the management units heads who did not validate their employees to do so between Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th January, 2015 to enable CAGD prepare a supplementary payroll for the affected employees for payment by 2nd February, 2015. 

The CAGD has already advised the affected management unit heads of the opportunity to validate their employees for the month of January, 2015.

Heads of departments and management units  should please take note of government policy and Regulation 304 of the Financial Administration, Regulation, 2004 (LI 1802) which requires heads of departments and management units to validate and certify their payment vouchers before their salaries could be paid by the CAGD. 

The list of affected management units has been published on the CAGD website on www.cagd.gov.gh.

In case of any difficulty, heads managements could contact the Sectional head of Greater Accra Salary Section of the CAGD for assistance.
 
For more information, heads of MDAs/MMDAs and employees may call on telephone number 0302-673924 or visit the CAGD website on www.cagd.gov.gh  
	
SIGNED
CONTROLLER AND ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL

GBC