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Ghana: 170 private employees excluded from public payroll for 19 months

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About 170 employees of Savannah College of Education say they have worked for 19 months without being fully transferred to Ghana’s public payroll. The CETAG and CENTSAG unions are calling for a solution to pay, recruitment and administrative migration problems, saying the situation is undermining the institution’s operations, according to their press conference.

About 170 teaching and non-teaching staff at Savannah College of Education in Ghana say they have not been transferred to the state payroll since the institution was integrated into the public system. Members of two staff associations have denounced a deadlock lasting 19 months, according to MyJoyOnline.

Gathered for a press conference in Daboya, in the Savannah Region, the employees linked the situation to problems with pay and recruitment. They say the transition to the public sector cannot be considered complete as long as they do not receive public-sector salaries and no clear timetable for the transfer has been established. The organisations are the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG).

The government integrated the college into the public sector in March 2025, following an assessment by the Ghana Tertiary Education Council. Established in 2022 to contribute to teacher training, the institution faced demands from students in 2024 for an end to its private status. Students have since benefited from support measures, including an allowance and a transport vehicle, but staff representatives say they have not received the benefits they expected from the change in status.

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