Nov 16, 2014 the spine is constructed by fixing the starting salary of the bottom pay point of. Also, there has been consolidation of allowances especially category one. Notably, ghanas minister of trade and industry, alan kyeremanten, provided a written statement, noting that the countrys government was formulating its approach to competition policy with an eye toward enacting a law that would go beyond the relatively ineffectual protection against unfair competition act, dating back to 2000 act 589. The single spine salary structure levels of pay is based on the spine pay policy that is based on a system of awarding workers based on different levels of pay depending on the workers level of qualification. Allowances of publicsector workers to be standardised graphic online. The second section discusses the single spine salary policy experiment implemented in ghana. 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. Section 3 outlines the modeling procedure used to calculate the fiscal costs of implementing the single spine pay reform. An overview of financial reforms and banking competitionstability nexus the policy debate on the market structure of the banking industry has over the years focused on the economic efficiency, bank profitability and growth effects of the intermediation role of banks in the economy. Umoren and olokoyo 2007 studied merger and acquisition in nigeria. All about salaries and wages in ghana, minimum wage ghana. The study appraised the single spine pay policy in ghana using university for development studies as the area of study. There are significant future refinements of the single pay spine arrangements which will likely be necessary and some very urgent steps will need to be taken in the light of the. This note aims at developing a better understanding of the fiscal costs of implementing the single spine pay proposal in ghana by building a simple framework based on the data available and a few.
Analysis of performance pre and post consolidation of thirteen mega banks in order to consider if there had been improvements. The single spine pay proposal world bank documents. Single spine full text salary equal pay for equal work scribd. The single spine salary structure ssss is one of the major components of the single. Single spine pay policy structure pls, what is the salary for a degree holder in the public sector according to the single spine asked jul 31, 2014 in general information chief bulla. Paa kwesi nduom has given the assurance that by the end of september, the comprehensive salary structure which is based on a single spine. 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. Implementation of single spine pay policy in public sector of ghana. These processes ensure that the policy framework is effectively linked to the budget and implemented by mdas and mmdas, in accordance with sections 1, 10 and 11 of the national development planning system act 1994, act 480. Mar 03, 2010 the fair wages and salaries commission fwsc, said on tuesday that it was actively engaged in further negotiations with all stakeholders for a successful takeoff of the single spine pay policy sspp in july. The implementation of the single spine salary structure ssss in. It is anticipated that the single spine pay policy will be able to restore equity and transparency in ghana s public service remuneration structure government of ghana, 2009. Single spine pay policy with the guss only have a marginally effect on the issues with public pay structures, in 2006, the government decided to adopt a new structure, the single spine pay policy.
Wherever you are in the world, we are able to deploy local teams at short notice teams that combine our deep industry expertise with local knowledge to focus on your deal. Single spine pay policy, ghana, organisational development, africa, public administration, civil service, applied psychology. Take the mywage salary survey to contribute to wage transparency in ghana our salary check shows you what you could be earning at work. Infrastructural development for accelerated growth and. The challenge this note addresses is developing a better understanding of the fiscal costs of implementing the single spine pay reform in ghana, spelling out the main assumptions used for estimating these costs and walking the reader through the steps needed in the framework used for this. Addressing organised labour at this years may day celebration at the baba yara sports stadium. Pdf implementation of single spine pay policy in public. The fair wages and salaries commission fwsc, said on tuesday that it was actively engaged in further negotiations with all stakeholders for a successful takeoff of the single spine pay policy sspp in july. Daily news from ghana and local accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by daily graphic. 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.
Single spine salary structure ssss refers to having a distinct pay plan. Thus, the first comprehensive reform in ghana had little lasting effect. In july 2010, the ghana government implemented a single spine salary structure for all police officials unilaterally doubling their incomes in an effort to improve officials living standards and curb highway bribery by said officials. Financial sector reforms, competition and banking system. Potag polytechnic teachers association of ghana psjsnc public service joint standing negotiation committee pvti private vocational training institutes sspp single spine pay policy ssss single spine salary structure tbp time bound programme utag university teachers association of ghana. Sevenyear and tenyear fixed rate bonds will be intro.
Over the past seven years, the government of ghana has adopted the ghana poverty. Questionnaires were used for primary data collection. The implementation of the single spine salary structure ssss. Spine pay policy sspp introduced by the government of ghana and got. Using case study approach, the study highlighted the perception of workers about the single spine salary. Ministry of employment and labour relations ministry of finance. Stakeholders discuss single spine salary ghana business news. The role of mergers and acquisitions in firm performance.
It is very easy, lightweight, secure app to read, annotate, fill, merge, split and watermark your pdf files. Single spine salary structure, labour unions, equity, inequity. Harvey university of ghana business school this study analyzes the impact of mergers and acquisition on performance of the acquiring firm using a ttest to test the difference between the average pre and postacquisition performance indicators. The policy is designed to cover all the public sector employees specified under article 190 of the 1992 constitution of the republic of ghana. The findings of the research indicated that there is transparency in the single spine pay policy in ghana. 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. Ghana education service ges salary structure gh students. Pdf editor kit, a complete pdf editor, merger and annotator. Last year, the chairman of the economic advisory council under the millss administration, ishmael yamson, suggested that politicians should have been bold to refuse the implementation of the new pay policy due to the strain it has brought unto the ghanaian economy, saying, the impact and the cost of single spine alone is enough to destroy the. The wages being received by the workers continued to decline and they opted to forgo work in ghana and travel abroad for work. The experience of guinness ghana breweries limited. Sector reforms constructed a pay policy to correct existing disparities within the public sector.
This has the potential of ensuring those who really cannot afford get services. The policy in single spine pay structure in ghana was drafted and implemented purposely to correct the anomalies in the public sector pay reforms at the expense of the private sectors. The study collected data from executives of labour unions such as federation of university senior staff association of ghana fussag, teachers and. Merger and acquisition in ghana revenue authority, human.
An analysis of the social construction of ghana police service and the implementation of the single spine pay policy. The study explored the human resource issues in merger and acquisition using the case of ghana revenue authority gra. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Ghanas single spine pay policy on youth unemployment. The result of dr nduoms labour was the single spine pay policy sspp, the. Raggl the world bank africa region poverty reduction and economic management department.
Government implemented the single spine pay policy sspp. The constitution of ghana as well as several other legislations such as the criminal offences act 1960 act 29, whistleblower act 2006 act 720 and the antimoney laundering act 2008 act 749 have provisions governing anticorruption in ghana. Accra, june 19, gna the public services joint standing negotiating committee psjsnc would soon meet to negotiate the categories two and three allowances on the single spine salary structure ssss for implementation this year. The central bank says the directive is to protect the interest of financial institutions. George graham, chief executive officer of the fwsc, therefore assured the leadership and members of all unions and associations of. Policy research working paper 6750 economic growth in ghana determinants and prospect anna k.
Base pay on single spine salary structure increased by 11 percent. In 2011, as the start of oil production drove a surge in per capita income, ghana graduated from lowincome to lowermiddleincome status. 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. The spine is reproduced in full at annex b but the top and bottom are shown below for illustrative purposes. Mar 21, 2018 ghanaians may return to the cash and carry system where persons have to pay before they access health care, center for democratic development, cdd ghana has predicted. The costs of implementing the ghana single pay spine are likely to be very significant.
Ensure fair and equitable wages and salaries for employees in all sectors of the economy. Abstract this study sought to examine the implementation of single spine pay policy in the ghanaian public sector organizations. The implementation of the single spine salary structure. Single spine salary structure levels for teachers yen.
Mar 26, 2015 there are various laws aimed at curbing corruption in ghana. Joseph attiah seniwoliba university for development studies, tamale, ghana abstract a better paid public sector could be more efficient in the delivery of important services of interest to the business community no matter the sector. One major kind of allowances has been merged into the salary scheme. The politicoeconomic challenges of ghanas national health. It was intended for implementation in all institutions in the public. Government white paper on the single spine pay policy 3. Ghana might return to cash and carry system for healthcare. The pre and post merger performance of firms in ghana. However, that health sector staff are excluded from the new single pay spine pending comprehensive job evaluation across the entire public service.
Jul 10, 2018 the bank of ghana has come out with guidelines to facilitate merger and acquisition processes by banks. Analysis and recommendations from organizational development perspective article pdf available january 2015 with 1,638 reads. The choice of the polytechnic was influenced by the fact that polytechnic staffs in ghana have always viewed public sector pay policies replaced by the single spine pay policy as unfair. Single spine salary structure in ghana pdf pay policy and to assess the effects of the sspp on the ghanaian economy. Estimating the fiscal costs of implementing ghanas single. The fair wages and salaries commission fwsc was established under the fwsc act, 2007 act 737. Debt management outlook in line with the rising public debt levels, there are plans to rationalise the domestic debt auction calendar and build higher benchmark bonds. An act to establish the fair wages and salaries commission and to provide for related purposes. 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. A comprehensive 22level ghana universal salary structure guss was introduced in 1999. The ghana universal salary structure guss, the predecessor of the. According to the group, if public health services are not adequately funded, the cash and carry system will definitely return. Pdf estimating the fiscal costs of implementing ghanas. Bank of ghana releases guidelines to facilitate merger and.
Due to the largeness of the public sector, cape coast polytechnic, one of ten polytechnics in ghana with staff strength of four hundred was used for the study. In this article, we will be showing the ghana education service ges salary structure. With generally lower salaries in the public sector, the government of ghana initiated pay policy reforms in 2006 and established the fair wages and salaries. The small merger guidelines issued by the commission in 2009 provide that parties to a small merger are advised. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. They have been a lot of queries with regards to the ges salary structure and pay scale. Specifically, the study sought to investigate how the human resource issues were being dealt with in the merging of irs, ceps and vat into gra. International journal of social sciences and entrepreneurship, 1 9, 315321. It might interest you to know that staff under the ges are paid using the single spine salary structure sss. Essay about single spine pay structure in ghana 1252 words. 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.
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