Ghana’s Finance Ministry has approved the payment of 10 months of arrears to Judicial Service staff and lower-court magistrates to end their indefinite strike. Five months will be paid in November and five more in December 2026, according to the ministry statement reported by Starr FM.
Ghana’s Finance Ministry has approved the payment of 10 months of arrears to Judicial Service staff and lower-court magistrates to end their indefinite strike. Five months will be paid in November and five more in December 2026, according to the ministry statement reported by Starr FM.
Ghana’s Judicial Service is urgently negotiating with the government to resolve demands behind an indefinite strike announced by its staff from 2 November 2026. It wants to keep the courts operating and quickly restore hearings, according to Judicial Secretary Ahmed Musah.
Ghanaian judicial staff will begin an indefinite strike on 2 November to demand approval and implementation of the promised salary review, as well as payment of arrears from January to October 2026. JUSAG accuses the authorities of delaying the process and warns that the action will affect hearings and court services, according to the Ghanaian Chronicle, MyJoyOnline and 3News. The union cites Article 149 of the Constitution and regulation C.I. 141 on annual salary reviews.