The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, and other affiliated unions have chosen to halt their widespread strike action.
This decision was made on Friday, February 9, following discussions on their terms of employment with government representatives, during which important issues were resolved.
Ken Botchway, the University of Ghana’s TEWU Chairman, revealed in a news conference that the government has paid them the remaining nine months’ worth of tier-two benefits that they were due.
Thankfully, the government has given the money to the right managers. But, Mr. Botchway said, “The government is supposed to make up for the delay in releasing these funds with a 3% penalty.”
He made it clear that even if the strike has been put on hold, there are still concerns that the administration needs to address.
Interest needs to be computed on the money that the government has paid out. The government must use compound interest instead of simple interest because the latter disadvantages donors. This will serve as the main topic of our further conversations,” he continued.
University unions across the country went on an indefinite walkout in protest of what they saw as the government’s disregard for pension issues and the wrongful termination of their overtime benefits.
