Tag: Labour Act
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Daily minimum wage increased to GHc12.53 effective June 4
The 2021 National Daily Minimum Wage has gone up by 6 percent to GHc12.53 effective June 4, 2021, from the GHC11.82 that took effect on January 1, 2020. This is in pursuance to the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) section 113 (1) (a), and comes after concluded negotiations by the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) on…
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Austin Gamey’s claims on ‘Accumulated Leave’ flawed – Labour Law Practitioner
A former head of Legal and Administration at the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Paapa Kwasi Danquah, says the claim by Labour Consultant Austin Gamey, to the effect that one automatically forfeits their leave when they do not utilize it under a given year is flawed per the labour laws. According to Mr. Gamey, per Section…
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Leave is lost when you don’t take it; nothing like accumulated Leave exists – Austin Gamey
A Labour Consultant and a former Deputy Minister for Employment and Social Welfare under the erstwhile NDC government , Austin Gamey, has stated that the concept of accumulated leave, which is mostly prevalent in Ghana’s public sector, is not backed by the labour law. According to him, per Section 31 of the Labour Act, unused…
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Austin Gamey calls for extended Tripartite C’ttee meeting over job losses
As the country continues to face the unavoidable consequences of job losses as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Labour Analyst, Austin Gamey, is urging government, employers and organised labour to hold another national tripartite committee meeting to discuss such issues extensively. According to him, although some meetings have been held in relation to…