Also known as: FWSC · the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission
Fair Wages and Salaries Commission — government body negotiating with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions over conditions of service and collective agreements, operating under transitional arrangement.
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Joy Online
… The meeting brought together the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, CAGD and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), alongside representatives of the three teacher unions. …
GES to submit more data to CAGD to process outstanding teacher promotion arrears – Education ministryJoy Online
… The Ministry explained that some of the concerns raised by the unions go beyond its direct mandate, leading to Monday’s expanded engagement involving the Ministry of Labour, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and CAGD. …
Education Ministry renews return-to-class appeal despite teachers’ refusal to end strikeJoy Online
… nwhile, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as he continues engagements with their leadership, alongside the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission …
Until we see concrete action, we will stay home – Striking teachersJoy Online
… The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is expected to meet the teacher unions on Tuesday, September 29, to continue negotiations on their Collective Agreement and conditions of service. …
Haruna Iddrisu outlines roadmap on teachers’ strike, sets timelines for allowances and promotion arrearsJoy Online
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission is expected to meet the pre-tertiary teacher unions on Tuesday, October 6, as government seeks to resolve outstanding concerns that have triggered the nationwide teachers’ strike. …
Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to meet teacher unions October 6 as strike continuesJoy Online
… The meeting brought together GNAT, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). …
Teacher unions reject government plea, vow to stay home until salaries reflect on payslipsJoy Online
… Officials from the Ministry of Labour, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) are also participating in the expanded engagement. …
Teachers’ strike: All outstanding issues to be addressed at meeting – Education Ministry assuresJoy Online
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is appealing to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as he engages their leadership alongside the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Ghana Education Service ( …
Protect the school calendar while we address your concerns – Haruna Iddrisu appeals to striking teachersJoy Online
… Officials from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) are also part of the engagement. …
Government races to end teachers’ strike as Education Minister holds crunch talks with unionsThe Ghanaian Times
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has said the proposed Independent Public Emoluments Commission (IPEC) will not compete with existing public institutions or undermine the authority of boards of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). …
IPEC will not undermine authority of boards of SOEs …. FWSC AssuresEducation Minister Haruna Iddrisu pledged to resolve the teachers' strike within the coming days and secure their return to the classroom. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to a supplementary salary arrangement by October 16 and said the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission would continue negotiations with striking teachers.
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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu pledged to resolve the teachers' strike within the coming days and secure their return to the classroom. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to a supplementary salary arrangement by October 16 and said the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission would continue negotiations with striking teachers.
1 hour ago · Joy Online →
The Minister of Education has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to resolving teachers' outstanding grievances, including payment of promotion arrears and implementation of a deprived-area allowance for those serving in underserved communities. He noted that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission would engage teacher unions on their expired collective agreement, and that discussions are ongoing to validate data on deprived schools to determine eligibility for the allowance.
7 hours ago · Joy Online →
The National Council of Parents Teachers Association has backed striking pre-tertiary teachers' concerns and warned that parents will join unions in street protests if government fails to meet an October 30 deadline for resolving outstanding issues. The PTA secretary said parents recognise the legitimacy of teachers' grievances and urges the government to honour its commitments, while hoping ongoing discussions will lead to resolution.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission CEO says negotiations with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions have stalled over a demand for a new allowance. He states the commission is operating under a transitional arrangement and unions should focus on enhancing existing allowances rather than comprehensive negotiations on conditions of service.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
Innovative Teachers Union has issued a demand notice threatening legal action over its exclusion from the 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations for Ghana Education Service teaching staff. The union argues that although GNAT holds the collective bargaining certificate, Labour Regulations require it to consult or invite other unions representing the same class of workers, and alleges GNAT failed to consult it during the 2020, 2024 and 2026 processes while consulting NAGRAT and PRETAG.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
Parliament's Education Committee Vice Chair Joseph Kumah says government has funds to meet financial obligations to teachers, but administrative processes such as data uploading and validation are causing delays in settling outstanding payments including deprived-area allowances and promotion arrears.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
Labour consultant Austin Gamey has criticised pre-tertiary teacher unions for maintaining their nationwide strike while negotiations with government are ongoing, arguing that unions cannot negotiate effectively while holding industrial action in place. He said the unions should suspend the strike now that government has begun validating outstanding promotion claims and both sides are engaged in talks.
19 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has proposed that the Ghana Education Service process teacher promotions at regional levels rather than nationwide to reduce administrative burden and prevent delays in payment of promotion-related arrears. He explained that processing promotion data from across the country creates an overwhelming workload, and that a regional approach would allow authorities to complete processing and clear payments in one region before moving to the next.
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The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission's CEO says the commission began negotiations with pre-tertiary teacher unions in April over their continuous service concerns, and that union dissatisfaction with proposals does not indicate government failed to engage them seriously.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Institute for Education Studies' executive director has supported pre-tertiary teacher unions' nationwide strike, arguing that industrial action is the only way to compel government to address outstanding concerns about collective agreements and conditions of service that teachers have raised since late 2025.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
Education policy analyst Dr Peter Anti defended pre-tertiary teacher unions' nationwide strike, arguing that government failed to act with urgency despite teachers notifying authorities in late 2025 about renegotiating their collective agreement, which expired in June 2026. He cautioned that suspending the strike before outstanding issues are resolved could result in further delays in payments and negotiations.
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The National Association of Graduate Teachers is calling on government to clarify when about 29,000 teachers still awaiting promotion will be processed, after government completed processing for 51,000 from a backlog of over 80,000. NAGRAT also noted that even the 51,000 processed teachers have not yet received their promotion-related payments, though the Education Minister indicated supplementary vouchers would be provided with payments made from October 6.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ghana's pre-tertiary teacher unions have kept their nationwide strike in force after talks between the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana Education Service, and the unions ended without agreement. The parties will reconvene on Wednesday to address outstanding issues including the processing of promotion data and arrears payments to teachers.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has expressed concern that the ongoing strike by three teacher unions is adversely affecting the Ghana School Feeding Programme, putting perishable foodstuffs at risk and threatening the livelihoods of caterers, about 95% of whom are women. The strike over unpaid promotion arrears and delayed negotiations has led to the closure of public basic schools across the country.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister of Education Dr Clement Apaak has appealed to striking pre-tertiary teachers to return to classrooms while government works to resolve their concerns, including promotions, salary adjustments, and conditions of service. He said government had agreed that nearly 80,000 teachers who passed promotional examinations would receive new salary scales and allowances with effect from January 2026, and explained delays were partly due to data transfer challenges between the Ghana Education Service and the Controller and Accountant-General's Department.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of Education said the Government is committed to resolving outstanding teacher grievances, including promotion arrears and implementation of a deprived-area allowance for teachers in underserved communities. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will engage teacher unions on their expired collective agreement, and discussions are ongoing to validate data on deprived schools to determine eligibility for the allowance.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will meet the leadership of three striking teacher unions on Tuesday, October 6, to negotiate their concerns over conditions of service. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has renewed calls for teachers to end their nationwide strike and return to the classroom.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister Dr Clement Apaak has appealed to striking pre-tertiary teachers to return to classrooms while the government works to resolve their concerns, including promotions, salary adjustments, allowances, and conditions of service. The minister cited data-transfer delays as the reason for delayed implementation of new salary scales for nearly 80,000 teachers who passed promotional examinations, and said the government has agreed to make promotions automatic and provide new salaries effective January 2026.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister has pledged to settle teachers' promotion arrears from January 2026 by October 30, 2026, saying Government has accepted responsibility as their employer. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will engage teacher unions on October 6 to consider a new collective agreement.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The government says striking teacher unions will meet the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on October 6 to negotiate their expired conditions of service. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said the government expects negotiations to be concluded within a week.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Teacher unions in Brong Ahafo have reaffirmed their participation in the nationwide industrial action, saying discussions with the Ministry of Education ended without firm commitments or timelines. The strike centres on delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement for teachers and the automatic placement of teachers who sat for aptitude tests.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister of State for Special Initiatives Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo has called for an independent and transparent commission to oversee remuneration across Ghana's public sector, arguing that a unified framework could address salary disparities and reduce separate arrangements by individual institutions. He cited CLOGSAG's strike concerns over salary structures and suggested the body operate similarly to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform has called for a major restructuring of Ghana's governance system, demanding tighter limits on presidential powers and stronger constitutional safeguards to prevent excessive concentration of authority in the Executive. The coalition wants appointments to independent and oversight institutions to be made through transparent, competitive and merit-based processes rather than being left to presidential discretion.
30 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Pre-tertiary teacher unions are on strike nationwide over unresolved issues including promotion allowances, salary arrears, and the delayed negotiation of a new Collective Agreement. The Minister of Education called on the unions to suspend their industrial action while the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission continues negotiations with them.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has called on pre-tertiary teacher unions to end their industrial action as the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission prepares to resume negotiations on collective agreement and conditions of service. Three unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—declared a nationwide strike citing unresolved issues including promotion allowance payments, salary scale placement for newly promoted teachers, and implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's three main teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG) have rejected the government's appeal to end their strike, demanding concrete action on outstanding demands including promotion arrears rather than further assurances.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have rejected the government's call to end their strike, demanding concrete action on outstanding demands including payment of promotion arrears rather than further assurances. The unions said a meeting with the Minister for Education produced only repeated promises with no new commitments, and they will not return to the classroom until seeing tangible evidence of government implementation.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Education Minister has appealed to striking teacher unions to suspend their ongoing industrial action while the government works to address concerns over teachers' conditions of service and outstanding payments.
29 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Education Service has called on government agencies involved in teacher payments to stop blaming each other and work together to resolve payment delays. GES has been directed to provide documentation for about 58,000 teachers to the Controller and Accountant General's Department by next Monday.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has set October 5 as the deadline for submitting documents needed to resolve an ongoing payment dispute affecting teachers. The GES is working with the Controller and Accountant General's Department to address the issue, with the Education Minister having met teacher unions and directed GES to prepare necessary documentation including input forms and promotion letters.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →