The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has urged the Leadership of the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to settle their issue out of court.
The National Labour Commission sent UTAG to court because it failed to listen to the Commission when it directed it (UTAG) to call of its strike and go back to the classroom while negotiations were ongoing.
UTAG’s strike commenced on Monday January 10.
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UTAG members are seeking improvement in their annual research allowance because it is “critical to our research output, promotion and ultimately national development.”
In a statement, UTAG said, “For the reasons stated above, the NEC of UTAG at its meeting held on 7th January 2022 reiterated its resolve to follow through with the decision to withdraw teaching and related activities until further notice with effect from Monday, 10th January 2022 and call on all UTAG members across the fifteen (15) branches to observe this directive.”
“As a matter of urgency, we also call on the Employer to restore members to the 2013 IMP of 114% of Basic Salary in the interim whilst Government goes ahead to formulate guidelines to implement the appropriate recommendations to address the CoS of the University Teacher. Following the uneasiness among UTAG members, any delay by the Employer would further exacerbate the already fragile academic calendar to the detriment of all stakeholders,” it added.
The strike, according to the Labour Commission was not in line with the Labour Law and so the Commission asked UTAG to go back to the classroom while negotiations were still ongoing.
Despite speaking to UTAG to call of strike, UTAG refused to obey the Labour Commission, and therefore the Commission took UTAG to court.
The two parties on Thursday, February 3 met in court over the matter.
The Court, Presided over by His Lordship Justice Frank Rockson Aboadwe advised the two to settle their issue before February 10th, 2022 when they will appear next in court.
Ghana| Atinkonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori
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