National Labour Commission — government body that handles labour disputes, contract terminations, and compliance with strike procedures; processed 973 unfair termination cases 2020–2025.
… JoyNews sources indicate that the Association may have failed to properly notify the National Labour Commission before embarking on the industrial action.
… UTAG is instead calling on the government, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ministry of Education, National Labour Commission and other stakeholders to undertake an independent review of the remuneration structure for Senior Members in public universities. …
… internal equity, and the objectives of the Single Spine Pay Policy”, warning that “the growing inequity threatens staff morale, industrial harmony, and effective administration of Ghana’s public universities.” GAUA also disclosed that it petitioned the National Labour Commission …
… The Association said it formally petitioned the National Labour Commission (NLC) and other state institutions on July 16, seeking intervention over the issue, but had not received a response. …
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has denied allegations of abuse of power, intimidation and victimisation against its Director-General Rev. Stephen Wilfred Auther by the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association, stating the claims are unfounded. The Authority attributed the dispute to a GhATSEA directive instructing members not to attend to faults or handle equipment in Communication, Navigation and Surveillance rooms following a National Labour Commission ruling that the association lacked capacity to declare a strike.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has denied allegations of abuse of power, intimidation and victimisation against its Director-General Rev. Stephen Wilfred Auther by the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association, stating the claims are unfounded. The Authority attributed the dispute to a GhATSEA directive instructing members not to attend to faults or handle equipment in Communication, Navigation and Surveillance rooms following a National Labour Commission ruling that the association lacked capacity to declare a strike.
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has rejected allegations of unfair labour practices and intimidation from the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association, citing a National Labour Commission ruling that the proposed strike was illegal on procedural and jurisdictional grounds. The GCAA also defended deploying National Security personnel at its installations as necessary to protect critical aviation infrastructure.
The National Lottery Authority Board and Management have urged staff union members to return to work after a sit-down strike on August 24 over salary increments for 2026 and income tax adjustments. The NLA said it had reached consensus with the union and stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues, with management saying the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will implement a 12% salary increase.
The National Lottery Authority urged its staff union to end a sit-down strike and return to wage negotiations. Management granted a 12 per cent salary increase for 2026, below the union's demand for 17 per cent, citing unpaid tax arrears of over five million Ghana cedis covering 2016–2022 that the Authority agreed to settle with the Ghana Revenue Authority.
The National Labour Commission has raised concerns that the Ghana Association of University Administrators may not have complied with legal requirements governing industrial action, particularly the obligation to notify both employers and the NLC before commencing their strike over allowances and conditions of service.
The Ghana Association of University Administrators' nationwide strike over market premium and allowance disparities has left IT services disrupted at KNUST, though administrative offices remain open with contract staff and non-striking administrators providing assistance.
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has rejected claims by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) that disparities in Market Premiums between teaching and non-teaching Senior Members constitute discrimination, arguing that pay differences reflect qualifications, responsibilities, and labour-market conditions rather than unfair treatment.
The Ghana Association of University Administrators has called a nationwide strike effective August 10, 2026, over disparities in market premium and allowances between teaching and non-teaching senior members in public universities. The decision was announced at GAUA's 2026 National Congress in Sunyani, where the newly sworn-in National President cited undervaluation of administrators' contributions to remuneration decisions.
The Ghana Association of University Administrators has announced a nationwide strike from August 10 until further notice, citing widening pay disparities between teaching and non-teaching senior members at public universities. Despite an April 2026 agreement that increased non-teaching senior members' consolidated market premium by 40%, the Association says teaching senior members now receive approximately GH¢10,000 in market premium compared with about GH¢4,718 for non-teaching senior members.
The National Labour Commission reported 973 cases of unfair termination of employees' contracts between 2020 and 2025, including 336 dismissals, 660 unpaid salary complaints, and 559 leave entitlement cases. The Commission said it handles an average of 800,000 to 1,000,000 complaints yearly and grants annual compensation averaging between ₵800,000 and ₵1,200,000 to beneficiaries.
The National Labour Commission has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence, climate change and digital transformation. The call was made at a stakeholders' forum in Accra marking the Commission's 20th anniversary.
The Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana plans to resume an indefinite strike from July 20, 2026, citing the government's failure to honour agreements on outstanding allowances, including a negotiated one-time research allowance and an interim allowance agreement. The strike will affect all 10 technical universities across the country following months of unsuccessful engagements and a missed March 30, 2026 payment deadline.
The Public Services Workers' Union has called on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to urgently release Institution Specific Allowances agreed on March 31, 2026, warning that failure to pay by June 30, 2026, would prompt a reconsideration of options including industrial action.
Three major teacher unions — GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG — have rejected a Ghana Education Service directive requiring public school staff to submit personal records for a job evaluation and staff validation exercise, calling the move unnecessary and burdensome and demanding its withdrawal.
The Labour Union of the National Lottery Authority has threatened industrial action if management does not address grievances within 14 days, citing concerns including obsolete POS terminals, deteriorating facilities, recruitment practices, unsafe vehicles, illegal lottery competition, payment delays, and alleged procurement irregularities in software outsourcing.
Medical doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital launched an indefinite strike on June 6 after the Health Minister suspended the hospital's CEO. The Ashanti Regional Minister said stakeholders are engaged in active dialogue and expressed optimism that a resolution was within reach, with nurses and midwives also threatening to join the action.
Ghana's health minister recommended the suspension of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital's CEO, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo, following the temporary closure of the hospital's Accident and Emergency Centre, which was reopened within 24 hours after measures to address severe congestion were implemented.
The National Labour Commission has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors' Association to suspend its indefinite strike, which began June 6, 2026, citing violations of the Labour Act. The commission has summoned the parties to a hearing on June 10, 2026.
The National Labour Commission has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors' Association to immediately call off its indefinite strike, citing violations of the Labour Act and improper service of the strike notice. The doctors had struck following management measures to address overcrowding in the Emergency Department, expressing concern that the CEO faced disciplinary sanctions for those actions.
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union has renewed calls for the immediate reinstatement of Dr. Michael Amo Omari, whose appointment as Head of Laboratory Services at the Sub-BMC was revoked, amid an ongoing leadership dispute at the Central Medical Laboratory of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The union says it remains concerned about prolonged uncertainty surrounding the laboratory's management and its implications for patient care and service delivery.
The National Identification Authority has appealed to its workforce to withdraw a strike notice set for Monday, 13 May 2026, promising a breakthrough on salary structure migration within fourteen days. The Public Services Workers' Union had declared indefinite industrial action over delays in migrating staff to improved conditions of service, a process approved in July 2024 but stalled in bureaucratic review at the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Ministry of Finance.
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has announced a nationwide strike set to begin Tuesday, May 12, in protest of what it calls the unfair and unlawful removal of the Head of Laboratory Services at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The union says hospital management unilaterally reversed an appointment made in line with resolutions from a February 3, 2026 Ministry of Health stakeholder meeting that the union had suspended earlier strike action to respect.
Workers at the National Identification Authority announced an indefinite strike from May 13, 2026, citing a 22-month delay in approval and implementation of a migration exercise affecting salaries, promotions, and staff placements. The Public Services Workers' Union accused the Ministry of Finance of causing undue delays in granting final approval, despite the Scheme of Service being approved in July 2024 and the migration exercise beginning in December 2024.
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union has scheduled a nationwide strike beginning May 12, 2026, alleging the unlawful removal of the Head of Laboratory Services at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and accusing management of breaching agreements reached with the Ministry of Health in February 2026.
Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to Ghana has urged Ghanaian businesses to invest in Sierra Leone, citing opportunities in agriculture, tourism, energy, entrepreneurship and innovation, and emphasizing the need to convert diplomatic ties into deeper economic cooperation between the two countries.