Government and Organised Labour have signed a two-year public sector pay agreement providing a 9 per cent increase in total remuneration for 2027 and a 10 per cent base pay increase for 2028.
The deal covers workers on the Single Spine Salary Structure and was negotiated through the Public Services Joint Standing Negotiating Committee.
The 2027 adjustment takes effect on January 1 and comprises an 8 per cent base pay increase, with an additional 1 per cent provision for conditions of service.
Two years of agreed adjustments
For 2028, base pay will rise by 10 per cent across the board from January 1, using the applicable base pay at the end of December 2027.
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson described the arrangement as a milestone in public service pay negotiations.
“For the first time, we have a two-year pay agreement,” he said. “It is about protecting workers’ incomes and helping Government plan spending responsibly.”
The agreement was signed by Fair Wages and Salaries Commission Chief Executive Dr George Smith-Graham for government and Trades Union Congress Secretary-General Joshua Ansah for Labour.
Dr Forson and Ghana National Association of Teachers General Secretary Thomas T. Musah witnessed the signing.
Inflation protection included
The deal includes a provision for the parties to reconvene to review 2028 base pay if a specified inflation threshold is exceeded.
That provision allows further negotiations rather than an automatic additional increase.
Mr Ansah acknowledged that the settlement did not meet every expectation, while describing it as progress towards protecting purchasing power.
Dr Smith-Graham said the agreement would support industrial stability during the proposed transition from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to the Independent Public Emoluments Commission.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to dialogue and industrial harmony throughout the agreement’s implementation over the two years.
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