Teachers seek for Ex-Gratia, Rent Allowance among 13 requests for New Salary Negotiation with the government
Teachers in the Ghana Education Service are requesting an annual Ex-gratia among some 13 allowances requested for the New Salary Negotiatio0ns with the government.
A Ghanaian Teacher, Koranteng Obeng and a member of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in collaboration with teachers across the country are requesting a list of 13 allowances for their next salary negotiation.
Read the Proposal below:
Each allowance should appear as a separate item on the pay slip not consolidated as we have it currently.
1. Inconvenience allowance:
This involves
– taking children out for co-curricular activities
– poor ventilation of classrooms.
– the task of maintaining order and class control.
2. Risk allowance
– health risks of dust from chalk particles
– health risks of continuous talking and standing with its effect on the lungs and waist respectively.
– weak classroom blocks
3. Rent allowance
4. Transportation allowance
5. Clothing allowance
6. Marking allowance
7. Credit facility at a reduced rate possible can be negotiated for teachers, it’s done at other sectors, eg, audit service] to purchase a house or means of transportation.
8. Class size allowance
9. Extra duty allowance
10. Child support [scholarship for up to 3 children]
11. EX-GRATIA
LI (Legislative Instrument) that at the end of every academic year, every teacher in any public pre-tertiary institution of Ghana shall be paid an amount equivalent to 50% of his or her total annual salary or 10% of his or her total salary for the number of years he or she has served as a teacher without breaking service.
12. Entertainment allowance. To release stress we need to go out with family n friends.
13. Utility allowance.
14. We can add more
