Minister of State (MP) – GH¢ 15,967. Once again, the President has approved this demand.Finally, the Committee’s recommended formula for determining ex-gratia awards for the various categories of public office holders has also been rejected. It indicates the ability to send an email. Salary Legislation Senators and Members who occupy certain offices and positions are entitled to additional remuneration in accordance with the Parliament of Canada Act as listed. (The approved salary structure can be found on page 36 of the Edu-Buandoh Committee report).But this was only the first stage of the organized and honourable strike against the recommendations of the Ewurama Addy Committee.The MPs also kicked against the recommended 10% annual increases in their pay from 2009 to 2013.Instead, they demanded, and President Mills approved for them, 20% annual salary increase for the period.All the others got 10% annual increase. This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. For public sector workers on the Single Spine, there has only been 30% nominal wage increase between 2013 and 2016.For Ex-gratia, the rejection of the Committee’s formula and a continuation of the status quo mean that qualified Article 71 office holders will take home 4-month salary for each of the years that they have been in office. The revised figures have been hidden from the Ghanaian public.The Committee’s report is 81 pages, including annexes. General News of Friday, 31 March 2017. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.In the Labour Act 651, every worker is entitled to be paid his or her remuneration for public holidays. The figures being thrown around are not correct figures of the actual increases.The acceptance of the Committee’s report by government came with a revision of the figures.
Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2020. These figures are backdated to 2013 (see table 1 for details).Table 1: Approved Salary for Selected Article 71 Office Holders (GHC)This is in sharp contrast to what the Committee recommended, which is actually what is in the public domain. [contextly_sidebar id=”j7OSQi5C4PKeCo6CpupFAOfak5i7eWtd”]As expected, after December 7, the Committee’s report has become one of the most sought after document in the corridors of power. * Details correct as of 17th January 2017 * Salaries are estimated based on the Australian Renumeration Panel guidlines.
Salaries vary … In its place, all qualified officers are to receive 4 months’ salary for each year of service.This means an MP who has served 4 years will receive 16 months pay as ex-gratia. A CBC analysis of the ethics filings of Canada's 338 MPs found that 36 MPs reported receiving pension income on top of their salaries. In the Commons, some MPs are paid more because of the special jobs they hold. The president’s monthly salary went up from about $4,240 (£2,640) to $6,357, which is tax-free. Even a blindfolded junior student in secondary school knows our problems come from the imbalance between Ghanaian revenue account and her expenditure account.So the big question is, “why is our focus on one side of the balance sheet which is the revenue side, instead of paying more attention to our expenditure?” Anyway, when you get to know the salary of these politicians, you will really understand the point I’m trying to make. The Vice-President was awarded 90 points.This means the Vice-President was expected to receive 90% of whatever the President receives as monthly pay.A member of parliament was awarded 50 points. Frantically,a member of parliament (MP)receives GHC13,686 at the end of every month which is in sharp contrast with other civil servants whose salaries are less than GHC1,200.