{
  "id": 17915449,
  "title": "8% pay rise: ‘We are not being paid realistic salaries’— PSWU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/8-pay-rise-we-are-not-being-paid-realistic-salaries-pswu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T05:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/8-pay-rise-we-are-not-being-paid-realistic-salaries-pswu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Public Services Workers' Union (PSWU) has expressed concern that the 8% pay rise for public sector workers in 2027 will not adequately address the issue of unrealistic salaries. General Secretary Bernard Adjei emphasized that the priority should be securing pay levels that reflect the needs and circumstances of workers, rather than relying on annual percentage adjustments. Adjei stated that the proposed increase would not make salaries realistic, especially for workers whose earnings remained inadequate. He reiterated that the union's main concern is for their members to be paid realistic salaries, and that the public sector worker is not currently being paid such salaries. Adjei made these comments on Joy News' PM Express on November 2 during a discussion about the agreed base pay increase. He confirmed that the adjustment does not address the union's concerns, reinforcing the need for a broader review of the remuneration system.",
  "summary": "The eight per cent increase in base pay for public sector workers in 2027 will not address what the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) describes as the fundamental problem of unrealistic salaries in the public service.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}