Labour Commission sues GES over unpaid allowance to UTAG members

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has sued the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) for failing to honour their promises to the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).

According to the NLC, the GES and the MoE have defied their orders to ensure payment of online allowances to the staff of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya in the Eastern Region, who are members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).

It will be recalled that earlier this year, aggrieved lecturers at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development withdrew their services.

The lecturers are demanding payment of capitation online teaching allowance which has been in arrears for over a year.

The NLC summoned the lecturers who are members of UTAG, as well as officials of the ministries of education and finance.

After deliberation, the NLC queried the representatives of the finance and education ministries for defying its 2023 ruling to pay the allowance to the disgruntled lecturers.

The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr Ofosu Asamoah said the suit is to ensure that the government settles the arrears to the lecturers.

The aggrieved lecturers have currently resumed work in their respective institutions.