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Workers in Ghana will get a pay increase effective today, Friday, June 4, as the minimum wage moves up.
The Daily Minimum Wage will increase by 6% to ¢12.53, according to a communique signed by Minister for Employment, Ignatius Baffuor Awauh, President of the Ghana Employers Association, Daniel Acheampong, and TUC Secretary-General, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah.
This is in pursuance to the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) section 113 (1) (a), and follows concluded negotiations by the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) on the determination of the National Daily Minimum Wage.
The negotiations also concluded on the 2022 National Daily Minimum Wage. It pegged the 2022 minimum wage which is to take effect on January 1, 2022 at GHc13.53.
“In determining the new rates, the NTC took into account the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the national economy, cost of living, sustainability of businesses and desirability of attaining high level of employment,” a communiqué following the negotiations stated.
