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[ 2016-08-09 ] 
CLOGSAG can’t get premiums
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations,
Haruna Iddrisu, has stated that government cannot
pay the interim premium being demanded by the
Civil and Local Government Staff Association,
(CLOGSAG).
According to him, provision was not made for such
payments in the 2016 budget.
Members of CLOGSAG have been on strike for the
past two weeks, over the non-payment of their
market premiums.
At a press briefing in Accra today [Tuesday], Mr.
Iddrisu demanded that members of CLOGSAG must be
at post as negotiations with government
continues.
“It is not a fair labour practice to be on
strike whiles you are negotiating; neither is it
fair to be threatened with whether there will be
salaries paid or not. Therefore to allow for
credibility and respect for the process, we all
must come back to the table with clean hands. You
must withdraw your strike as you negotiate with
government.”
He added that “government may disappoint you
because the 2016 budget did not contemplate the
payment of those related compensation allowances,
therefore we should be working into the future and
there is room for us to engage further. In January
2017, government will launch a new market premium
policy.”
Forfeit your August salary if…
The Employment and Labour Relations Ministry had
earlier threatened to withhold the August salaries
of CLOGSAG members if the strike continued.
The sector Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, said,
“while we recognize the right to make public
manifestation and pronouncements of their
unhappiness, we are unable to accommodate further
the strike. And in particular they must compensate
for an illegal strike for not working for the
period of August.” Source - citifmonline.com
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