The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has rejected the migration of staff by the Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC) and Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC), asserting it will disadvantage certain staff members.
According to CETAG, the migration plan proposed by GTEC will only benefit a small percentage of staff in Colleges of Education and exclude the majority.
CETAG mentioned that GTEC used the qualification of public university staff to rate workers at the colleges hence college workers must enjoy the same salary as staff at the public universities.
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“Any legitimate migration by GTEC/FWSC must take care of all staff in the Colleges of Education irrespective of their qualification or job description not a selected few who are less than 2% of staff in the colleges,” they posited.
CETAG also cited the disparity in allowances between college and university staff with equivalent qualifications, highlighting that research master holders in colleges receive lower allowances than their university counterparts.
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In addition to the migration issue, CETAG has expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in payment of the National Labour Commission’s Compulsory Arbitration Award issued on May 2, 2023.
CETAG has threatened to strike by June 18, 2024 if the National Labour Commission (NLC) fails to process the payment of the Compulsory Arbitration Awards.
The association has warned that they will not abide by any directive from the NLC to desist from a strike if the payment is not processed by the due date.