Angel Carbonu, President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said that thorough diligence could have saved the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, CAGD, the backlash it faced over a directive not to pay public sector employees who do not have a Ghana card.
According to the CAGD’s first order, government employees risk losing their December 2021 salaries.
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department, on the other hand, has reversed its decision not to pay public sector employees who do not have a Ghana card.
The CAGD said in a statement released on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, that it had engaged government via the Ministries of Employment and Labour Relations and Finance in response to labor union concerns.
The two Ministries have ordered the CAGD to “transfer the names of public sector employees in their current databases onto the NIA platform and subsequently notify the different institutions of any unregistered staff that may exist,” according to the communiqué.
Angel Carbonu, commenting on the recent development, said that although they appreciate the suspension, the government must involve labor extensively whenever such measures are implemented.
He also requested that the government use platforms set up for discussions with employees in the nation before making major decisions affecting workers’ welfare.
“If there had been consultations and discussions, we wouldn’t have gotten here in the first place. If you want to make decisions with regard to workers’ welfare, compensations and emoluments, there is a platform created by the government itself that brings all workers together and that platform is opened and available anytime there is a major policy implementation issue.”
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