Promotion pay row: Gov’t gives teachers September to complete salary adjustments

The government has granted itself until September to finalize the salary adjustments for teachers who have passed promotional exams. This decision came after an urgent meeting involving the government, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, the Ghana Education Service, and teacher unions. The main concern was the need for teachers to submit extra documents, such as their most recent pay slips, before being placed in their new salary brackets.

Deputy Education Minister Clement Abas Apaak expressed satisfaction with the teachers' willingness to cooperate and agreed to provide them with an additional nine months to ensure their correct placement in the salary structure. In an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story, Apaak confirmed that government has waived the requirement for the preliminary documentation as they work to complete the process.

The meeting also clarified the effective date for the new salaries, with all teachers who passed the exams set to begin their positions on January 2026. The Deputy Minister emphasized the government's commitment to maintaining peace and harmony in the educational sector by ensuring that eligible teachers are appropriately scaled onto their new roles by September.

Following the resolution, the teacher unions have called off their threatened strike action, accepting the assurances and concrete measures put forth to address the issue.