CAGD Halts Printing Payslips

The Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD) says it will no longer print Pay-slips, following the introduction of the Electronic Salary Payment Voucher (E-SPV) System. 

The system, introduced to replace Government Pay Vouchers and eliminate challenges associated with them, will take-off this month. 

The Western Regional Salaries Officer of the CAGD, Vincent Addo made this known at a two-day E-SPV Workshop for Public Sector Workers at Half Assini. 

It was organised by the Controller and Accountant-General's Department in collaboration with the Jomoro District Assembly. 

Mr Addo said the new system is fast, cost saving, eliminates ghost names and corrects anomalies if any before salaries are paid. 

He said Heads of Departments and Heads of Management Units, who fail to validate their Payment Vouchers within 48 hours on notification in a particular month, would let their staffs lose their salaries for the month. 

According to Mr Addo, six out of the ten regions, namely, Ashanti, Greater-Accra, Brong-Ahafo, Upper East, Upper West and Northern have already been covered in the exercise and hopes the remaining four would be covered early next month. 

He appealed to the Heads not to use the system to penalize their subordinates for any reason. 

Speaking on behalf of the Western Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo the acting District Chief Executive said the previous pay system was time wasting. 

He said the E-SPV system Certificate and Vouchers would be on-line.  

He said ICT is now the order of the day, hence Government distributing Laptops to Basic Schools and Tertiary Institutions.

GNA