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Social partners made up of the government, labour unions and employers have agreed to an 11 per cent increase in the base pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).<\/p>\n

They have also agreed to maintain the incremental steps on the 25-level structure at 1.7 per cent.<\/p>\n

The 11 per cent increase in the base pay of 2017, which is GH\u00a27.45, puts the base pay at GH\u00a28.27 for the year 2018.<\/p>\n

These agreements were reached at a meeting of the Public Services Joint Standing Negotiating Committee (PSJSNC) last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by the Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Mr George Smith-Graham, who represented the government and the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw Baah, who represented labour unions and associations, said the increase was arrived at and agreed to by the parties.<\/p>\n

The SSSS began in 2010 with a base pay of GH\u00a23.42 and a relativity of 1.7 per cent.<\/p>\n

It was increased by 20 per cent in 2011 to GH\u00a24.10.<\/p>\n

The 2012 base pay of GH\u00a24.48 represented an 18 per cent increase over the 2011 base pay of GH\u00a24.10.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the base pay was increased by 10 per cent, making it GH\u00a2 5.32.<\/p>\n

The PSJSNC in 2014 agreed to the payment of a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to be paid in lieu of an increase in the base pay.<\/p>\n

The COLA represented a 10 per cent increase over the 2013 basic salary and was paid monthly from May 2014.<\/p>\n

The partners agreed to a 13 per cent increase for the year 2015 and a 10 per cent increase for 2016.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the PSJSNC increased the base pay by 12.5 per cent.<\/p>\n

In all the negotiations, the pay point relativities were maintained at 1.7 per cent because the structure was a new one being implemented and partners did not want to widen the levels on the structure.<\/p>\n

The partners have also always intended to bridge the gap between the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) and the base pay on the SSSS.<\/p>\n

However, since the implementation of the SSSS, that has not been achieved.<\/p>\n

The base pay of GH\u00a28.27 for the year 2018 is below the NDMW of GH\u00a29.68, which is also to take effect from January 1, 2018.<\/p>\n

The NDMW is the least wage below which no employer pays a worker in Ghana, while the base pay is the last pay point on the SSSS.<\/p>\n

Background<\/p>\n

The PSJSNC is provided for in Section 101 (1) of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) for the negotiations of issues relating to the conditions of service of workers.<\/p>\n

It is made up of the FWSC, representing the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and the Ministry of Finance on one hand, and a representative each of all the more than 31 unions and associations, led by the TUC secretary-general.<\/p>\n

The base pay is the minimum pay on the SSSS, while the relativity is the percentage differentials between the successive pay points on the structure.<\/p>\n

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