The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), wants President Akufo-Addo to intervene in the recurring issues regarding their migration unto the Single Spine Salary Structure. It lamented that after seven years of being migrated onto the single spine, they are yet to receive what is due them. The General Secretary of GHOSPA, Agyeman Badu, made the … Read more
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is expressing worry over the sudden resignation of CEO for Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, George Smith-Graham. The union describes his exit as a shock and an irreparable loss to the labour front. George Smith Graham who resigned on Wednesday February 8 said he was going to pursue … Read more
Government’s directive to hospitals to put in contingency plans to mitigate the impact of strike by the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) appears to have been ignored. Members of the GHOSPA on Monday, September 5 declared an indefinite strike over demands for their market premiums. The association said their action was necessitated by a … Read more
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), has said it will not give in to demands from labour unions ahead of the impending elections. With less than three months to the December polls, a number of labour unions including the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), and … Read more
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has said it has no intention of introducing new allowances for public sector workers. According to the Commission, ever since government began implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) about six years ago, they have been able to reduce the 96 allowance categories to 30 and is … Read more
Persons living with HIV/ AIDS are said to be one of the hardest hit groups of Ghanaians by the ongoing strike by the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), Health Minister Alex Segbefia has revealed. He told Onua 95.1FM Tuesday that the drugs for those patients could not be dispensed by just anybody but qualified … Read more
The Ministry of Health has instructed the Heads of Pharmacy Units in all public health facilities to be at post to make sure that the units are run as pharmacists are on strike. This comes after members of the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) declared an indefinite strike over their grade structure and placement … Read more
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has initiated legal action against the Government and Hospital Pharmacists’ Association (GHOSPA) for embarking on strike while negotiations were ongoing over their grievances. GHOSPA began a nationwide strike on Monday, September 5 over members’ interim market premium, which they claim have been denied them for so long by government. The … Read more
The leadership of Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has directed its members to get ready to lay down their tools. GHOSPA has been battling the fair wages and salaries commission over unfair placement on the Single Spine Salary structure, payment of market premium and poor working conditions for a while now. In a directive … Read more