Health administrators unhappy with single spine salary structure. Sspp represented a change from guss to the new single spine salary structure sss while changes that involve a break with the past as well as doing things diff erently are described as discontinuous ones. Estimating the fiscal costs of implementing ghanas single. The gogs decision to use the single pay spine considers the history of public sector pay in ghana, the ability to ensure that all institutions were placed on it and to effectively implement it along with the following advantages and disadvantages. The gogs decision to use the single pay spine considers the history of public sector pay in ghana, the ability to ensure that all institutions were placed on it and to effectively implement it. The public sector employees included in the ssss are those in the civil service, the judicial service, the audit service, the ghana education service, the ghana health service, the parliamentary. Single spine salary structure in ghana according to ankomah 2009, having employees with the required qualification, skills and abilities to perform their job well is only part of the equation and will not automatically result in improved job performance. Kwesi asante of the ministry of finance, all from ghana, for their warm cooperation and support at various stages of the development of this study. Single spine full text salary equal pay for equal work. Subsahara african currencies have in recent months come under. Post single spine salary structure technical committee. Ghana abandoned the wacb arrangement in 1963 and introduced the cedi in 1965. To the extent that the implementation of sspp in ghanas public sector represents a break with the past and doing things diff erently, the.
Ssss single spine salary structure tor tema oil refinery uneca united nations economic commission for africa. Nov 12, 2016 komfo anokye teaching hospital, kumasi. The constitution outlines not only how the various individuals and public bodies fit together, but also explains their respective functions. Following the implementation of the single spine salary structure, they was a pay rise based on the ranks in ghana education service. The initiative aimed to unify differing salary structures of the national government. On september 15, prison officers at both the kumasi central prison in the ashanti region and the sekondi central prison in the western region demonstrated against perceived inequalities in the implementation of the single spine salary structure. My appreciation goes to the leadership of organized labour and its rank and file for the patience and maturity they continue to show at various stages of implementation. The implementation of the single spine salary structure ssss.
The single spine salary structure ssss was implemented in 2010 to among others, raise. International journal of social sciences and entrepreneurship, 1 9, 315321. Ghanas wage bill for instance accounted for almost 70% of government spending in 2012. Health administrators unhappy with single spine salary. Trade hub to evaluate ghanas single spine salary structure, a 2010 policy reform that doubled salaries for ghanaian policemena group notorious for petty corruption. Job creation and development 320 cooperative societies registered.
Skills development 974 professionals trained in management skills and productivity related courses. The salary structure guarantee that jobs within equivalent value range were paid within the same pay range, adding that, placement of the single spine salary structure would be done on the basis of grade structure constructed from the job evaluation exercise. The implementation of the single spine salary structure. Medium term expenditure framework mtef for 2018 2021 ghana. Foltz and kweku opokuagyemang evaluations can help. The single spine pay structure simply means having a single pay plan whereby employees in the same pay scale are paid equally. Specifically, the report describes recent developments in environmental fiscal reform efr in ghana, including the partial removal of fossil fuel subsidies in 20.
Single spine salary structure, labour unions, equity, inequity. It is anticipated that the single spine pay policy will be able to restore equity and transparency in ghanas public service remuneration structure government of ghana, 2009. The implementation of the single spine salary structure ssss in ghana. While the ghanaian single pay spine places all jobs onto a common structure, the standard single spine has different grade structures for different occupational groups, such as teachers. Ministry of employment and labour relations ministry of finance. Single spine pay structure basically means having a single pay plan whereby employees in the same pay scale are paid uniformly. The public service of ghana is a juggernaut which has to pay about 470,205 employees under a novel and encyclopaedic remuneration system known as the single spine salary structure ssss. Water house coopers salary structure and the ghana universal salary. Colonial structure of the economy redenomination single spine salary system ssss united states monetary policy tapering quantitative easing dwarves and juju men, high rise buildings, and a. Since then, ghana has been caught in a cycle of debt. Single spine salary structure in ghana pdf pay policy and to assess the effects of the sspp on the ghanaian economy. Challenges of single spine salary structure in ghana. Revised unified scheme of service for senior staff of the public universities of ghana adminsecretarial staff position regulation chief administrative assistant ss i duties staff in this grade will be required to perform work covering a wide field requiring high qualities of sound judgement, initiative and precision. The structure of the ghanaian state the structure of the ghanaian state is set out in the 1992 constitution.
The singlespine pay structure simply means having a single pay plan whereby employees in the same pay scale are paid equally. We all know that employment is one of the major factors that influence the growth and development of any countrys economy. Photo taken on july 16, 2015 shows 1,000 cedi notes and a huawei mobile phone p7 worthy of 1,000 cedi in accra, ghana, july 16, 2015. According to the 2011 global integrity report, the law enforcement agencies are not. In the specific instance of the single spine salary implementation processes, unpaid allowances and what i believe is the impatience of some public sector unions to be migrated onto the single spine pay structure constitutes a majority of the issues leading to the threats of and actual strike actions. It was established in 2010 to replace the former ghana universal salary structure. Speaking at the may day celebration in kumasi on tuesday, president akufoaddo. While the ghanaian single pay spine places all jobs onto a common structure, the standard single spine has different grade structures for different occupational.
The single spine salary structure ssss is one of the major components of the single. A brief statement from the public affairs unit of the fair wages and salaries commission fwsc on thursday said, this is in furtherance of the implementation of the single spine salary structure, which is a major component of the single spine pay policy. The allowances in each of these categories were identified in documents across. Spine pay policy sspp introduced by the government of ghana and got implemented. Ghana education service ges salary structure gh students. After the implementation of the single spine salary structure, the salaries were raised and based on the ranks in ghana education service pdf, the teachers below or equal to the level of a principal superintendent in ges earned between 500 800 gh.
Oct, 2011 the single pay spine places all public servants on one vertical structure. Ghana medical association vicepresident dr poku adusei said doctors were worried about the disparities in the public sector pay structure. The millsndc government has persisted in its effort to implement the initiative which began under the. Opportunities for radiographer reporting in ghana and the. Finance minister seth terkper a highly placed source within the corridors of power has disclosed to the independent that government would soon abolish the single spine salary structure ssss due. Ghana public health training institutions admission forms 20202021. Teachers below or equal to the level of a principal superintendent in ges earned between 500 800 gh.
The single spine salary structure ssss in ghana civil service salary reform in ghana, though desired by many, has had a long and tortuous history of fits and starts with little actual reform taking place until recently. Jul 19, 2017 20170719 the basic salaries on the single spine salary structure have been increased by 11 percent across board, public services joint standing negotiating committee has announced. The single spine pay policy is a new comprehensive pay reform program introduced to replace the ghana universal salary structure guss. Perceptions and effect on performance at cape coast polytechnic. However, the country soon slipped into authoritarianism in 1960, when the westminsterstyle parliamentary. Nov 23, 2012 a brief statement from the public affairs unit of the fair wages and salaries commission fwsc on thursday said, this is in furtherance of the implementation of the single spine salary structure, which is a major component of the single spine pay policy. Every job has been valued and put on a point, say from one to 200 or. Conveniently, other officials salaries within ghana remained the same, as did salaries for officials in the west african subregion.
For news about ghana, see accraexpats how to guide page how to keep posted with ghana news official name. Finance minister seth terkper a highly placed source within the corridors of power has disclosed to the independent that government would soon abolish the. The implementation of the single spine salary structure ssss in. Republic of ghana in africa, ghana ranks 24th by size out of 54 countries, 14th by population and th by population density. Single spine full text salary equal pay for equal work free 30. The single spine pay proposal world bank documents. A fair and transparent employee reward system and other. The single pay spine places all public servants on one vertical structure. Base pay on single spine salary structure increased by 11 percent. Sales representative job description what are their duties. Abstract the single spine salary structure is one of the major components of the single spine pay policy introduced by the government of ghana and implemented in 2010, to regulate the payment of public service workers especially those under article 190 of the 1992 constitution of ghana. Political corruption is also a problem within the police service. Mr albert aseiduofei, president of the association of health service administrators says the anomaly in placing subordinate health service administrators higher than their superiors on the single spine salary structure ssss is affecting morale.
Pdf estimating the fiscal costs of implementing ghanas. The single spine salary structure of ghana seems to be going through a lot of serious. Information for staff any nationally negotiated pay increases will normally be applied from 1 august for nonclinical staff and 1 april for clinical staff. Mr aseiduofei said this undermined the managerial responsibilities of health service administrators and weakened their moral authority in the. In the specific instance of the single spine salary implementation processes, unpaid allowances and what i believe is the impatience of some public sector unions to be migrated onto the single spine pay structure constitutes a majority of the issues leading to the threats of.
Data on ghana introduction in addition to the data below, the links at the bottom of this page will provide you with more information. Government white paper on the single spine pay policy table of contents 1. A personnel file is a paper or electronic folder for storing hr and payroll documents related to new, existing, or past employees. Ssss single spine salary structure stc state enterprise commission stem science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
However, with the single spine salary structure, police salaries have drastically improved in the last two years. Understanding what employment records to store in a secure personnel file helps you avoid potential mistakes and. The committee is made up of representatives from the organized labour and government. The ghanaian single spine pay proposal is better defined as a single spine pay structure that attempts to place all jobs onto a common structure with 25 grades levels that include, in turn, 7 to 15 steps. Following independence in 1957, corruption in the ghanaian public service led to both economic and. The 2018 budget statement and economic policy of the government of ghana is also available on the internet at. Ghanas single spine pay policy sspp was introduced as an attempt to establish. Base pay on single spine salary structure increased by 11. By the mid1960s, ghanas reserves were gone, and the country could not meet repayment schedules. The new salary structure goes a long way in bringing equity and improvement in salaries especially in the public sector.
Using case study approach, the study highlighted the perception of workers about the single spine salary. Abstract this study sought to examine the implementation of single spine pay policy in the ghanaian public sector organizations. It should include basic employee and compensation information in compliance with federal and state labor laws. They contend that, while the single spine salary structure is based on 40 hours of work per week for each category of workers, doctors work 56 hours per week. Mwiedc midwest international economic development conference. The single spine salary structure ssss is one of the major components of the single spine pay policy sspp introduced by the government of ghana and got implemented in 2010, to regulate the payment of public service workers especially those under article 190 of the 1992 constitution of ghana. Recent fiscal slippages in ghana have been attributed in part to the rise in ghanas wage bill. It also sheds light on the various mechanisms of accountability built into the system. An empirical analysis of the relationship between minimum. The national shortage of radiologists is exacerbated by their uneven distribution across the administrative regions of ghana. I want salary structure for my employee so please send me latest salary structure for 201920. Single spine salary structure levels for teachers yen. Ghana was a constitutional democracy at its independence in 1957.
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