Public sector workers in Ghana get pay rise of 23% from January 2024
The government has authorized a 23% increase in the base wage for all public sector employees under the Single Spine Salary Structure.
The decision followed after a long discussion with Organized Labor.
Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, declared that the change will take effect on January 1, 2024, and run until June 1, 2024.
He continued by saying that there will be a 25% rise in base pay from July 2024 to December 2024.
“We agreed that the minimum wage would be reviewed upwards by 22%, averaging from 14.88 to GH¢18.15… We have concluded that the national base pay will be increased by 23% between 1st February 2024 to 30 June 2024 and subsequently an additional 2% increment will be added, making it 25% from July to December 2024,” he stated.
Speaking on behalf of Organized Labor, Dr. Yaw Baah, Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, expressed optimism that the government will carefully carry out the decision.
Concurrently, the Deputy Minister of Finance underscored the government’s dedication to improving the welfare of employees in the public sector.
For the fiscal year 2023, Organized Labor wanted a 60% increase in base pay at all levels; however, despite multiple meetings, nothing beneficial could be achieved for government employees.
Following that, the government decided to raise the Single Spine Salary Structure’s base salary for all public sector employees by 30%, starting on January 1, 2023.
