The Ghana Education Service (GES) has until Monday, October 5, to submit all outstanding documents needed to process the salaries of about 60,000 newly promoted teachers. The deadline was set after a meeting between the Education Minister and teacher union representatives on Monday, September 28.
Daniel Fenyi, head of public relations at GES, said the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department requires input forms and promotion letters to complete salary processing. He told JoyNews that the Education Minister assured the unions of the government’s effort to resolve delays but insisted on a clear deadline.
“The Honourable Minister met them today (Monday, September 28) and gave them all the assurances. He also mentioned that in case of the insistence of some input forms and documentations, I think he gave us until 4pm on Monday, October 5 to provide the input forms and all other necessary documentation, i.e. the promotion letter,” Fenyi said.
The deadline means GES has one week to gather and submit these documents. Fenyi emphasized the time frame: “Let me emphasise clearly that the 4pm deadline is from next week Monday (October 5). A week to work on it.”
The promotion exercise affects nearly 80,000 staff, including both teaching and non-teaching personnel. Fenyi clarified that the number of promoted teachers is around 59,000 to 60,000.
“I think the 80,000 that we have is a conglomerate of different sections; the teaching staff and non-teaching staff, but for the teaching staff, we have about 59,000 to 60,000 of them,” he said.
Officials at GES headquarters are working around the clock to meet the deadline. Fenyi confirmed this while speaking to JoyNews: “I can confirm to you from the GES headquarters that as we speak that there are even some still people working around the clock.”
The GES is maintaining close communication with teacher unions and other stakeholders. Fenyi described the approach as collaborative to ensure the process is completed smoothly.
“We have been generally collaborative with teacher unions and all stakeholders,” he added.
The delay in processing salaries has been a source of concern for many teachers who were promoted but have yet to receive pay increases. The Education Ministry’s intervention and the set deadline aim to clear the backlog.
Whether GES will meet the October 5 deadline remains to be seen, but the ongoing efforts and government assurances have raised expectations among the affected teachers.
According to 3News.
