The Ministry of Finance has approved the implementation of revised allowances for members of three senior staff unions in Ghana’s public tertiary institutions.

This follows the successful conclusion of negotiations between the government and the unions.

The approval, dated May 21, 2025, was granted to the Senior Staff Association–University of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior Staff Associations of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Technical University Administrators’ Association of Ghana (TUAAG).

The implementation takes retrospective effect from November 1, 2024.

This is contained in a statement signed by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

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“All other allowances are to be paid in accordance with government-approved rates,” the letter noted.

The directive was copied to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, and key stakeholders, including the deputy ministers for finance and education, the Auditor-General, and the Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.

The revision comes a day after the three unions declared an industrial action, citing the government’s failure to honour a six-month-old agreement meant to improve their conditions of service.

Meanwhile, the National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed three striking university unions to immediately call off their indefinite strike, invoking its legal authority under Section 139(1)(d) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).