Tag: minimum wage
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![Ghanaians express varied opinions on 6% increase in minimum wage [Video]](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cedi-notes.jpg)
Ghanaians express varied opinions on 6% increase in minimum wage [Video]
The recent increase in the national daily minimum wage has generated mixed reactions from Ghanaians. The 2021 National Daily Minimum Wage has gone up by 6 percent to GHS12.53 effective Friday, June 4, 2021, from the GHS11.82 that took effect on January 1, 2020. The wage, which is usually reviewed annually, is in pursuance of…
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![Living on the minimum wage: Private sector workers tell their story [Video]](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/money.jpg)
Living on the minimum wage: Private sector workers tell their story [Video]
Ghana’s minimum wage is one of the lowest in West Africa. The country’s national daily minimum wage currently stands at GHS11.82 translating into a little above $2 dollars. This minimum wage is normally reviewed annually. The current wage was last adjusted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It went up by 11 percentage points…
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ICU gets tough on enforcing daily minimum wage
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has bemoaned the lack of monitoring by the various labor unions in enforcing the implementation of the daily minimum wage. The National Tripartite Committee in July last year (2017) announced a ten percent increment in the daily minimum wage. The decision pushed the figure up from a previous…