GTEC directs withholding of July 2024 salaries for striking CETAG members
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has instructed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff of the Colleges of Education (CETAG), excluding College Principals. This decision comes in response to an ongoing strike by CETAG members, which began in June. The strike is in protest against the government's delay in implementing the arbitral award and negotiated service conditions. In a letter to the Accountant General’s Department dated Monday, July 22, GTEC stated, "At the instance of the Minister of Education on the non-adherence of CETAG members to call off an illegal...