A labour expert, Martin Opoku Sekyere, has asked government and the agitated labour unions to go back to the drawing board with respect to the neutrality allowance .
Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), laid down their tools on Thursday April 21, 2022 over nonpayment of their neutrality allowances.
CLOGSAG released a statement on April 5, 2022, saying that the government has delayed in paying its members the allowance in question, hence the decision to embark on strike.
The union released a statement on April 5, 2022, saying that the government has delayed in paying its members the allowance in question, hence the decision to embark on strike.
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CLOGSAG revealed that it expected the allowance to have been implemented immediately after a meeting with the government and an MoU signed on January 20, 2022, to that effect, but after more than three months, the allowance is yet to be paid.
“It was noted that the Neutrality Allowance has not been effected as agreed, in spite of official reminders and follow-ups to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning,” CLOGSAG noted in the statement.
After CLOGSAG’s release, the Public Service Workers Union (PSWU) also released a statement asking to be included in the disbursement of the neutrality allowance.
Speaking to Kaakyire Ofori Ayim on Atinka FM’s AM Drive, labour expert, Martin Opoku Sekyere asked government and the labour unions to go back to the drawing board to negotiate in order to ensure industrial peace at the public sector.
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