The Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES), drawn from Colleges of Education and Universities (2022 Cohort), has called on the government and relevant state institutions to urgently resolve persistent salary and administrative challenges affecting its members.
At a press briefing, the coalition expressed concern that despite months of public attention, several critical issues remain either unresolved or only partially addressed. Chief among these is the non-payment of salary arrears owed to newly posted teachers who have already assumed duty and, in many cases, have been placed on the payroll.
According to the coalition, teachers who assumed duty in January 2025 are owed up to 10 months of salary arrears, while those placed on the payroll in November and December are owed between 14 and 15 months, particularly for teachers who assumed duty on 10 September 2024.
While commending the Ghana Education Service for issuing Staff Identification Numbers (Staff IDs) to many affected teachers, the coalition noted that a number of teachers are still without Staff IDs and, consequently, remain off the payroll. The group urged GES to ensure that all remaining teachers are issued their Staff IDs without further delay.
The coalition also raised concerns over alterations to teachers’ assumption-of-duty dates, warning that such changes have direct implications for the calculation and payment of salary arrears. They called for immediate correction of these dates to reflect the actual dates teachers reported for duty.
Additionally, errors in management units, ranks, and salary points were cited as another major challenge, with some teachers reportedly missing out on salary payments for up to two months as a result of these discrepancies.
The group further highlighted cases where teachers who fully participated in the revalidation exercise could not find their names on either the master list or the revalidation list. This situation, they said, has prevented affected teachers from receiving Staff Identification Numbers despite holding valid appointment letters.
Other concerns include teachers who have been issued Staff IDs but remain unvalidated and therefore excluded from the Electronic-School Payment Voucher (E-SPV), as well as validated teachers whose outstanding arrears have not been captured for payment.
In a concluding statement, the coalition called on the Government of Ghana, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, and the Ghana Education Service to urgently address all outstanding issues, including payment of arrears, issuance of Staff IDs, correction of records, validation of affected teachers, and inclusion of missing names on official lists.
The coalition said it expects all concerns to be fully resolved within the month of January, stressing that many teachers are facing financial hardship, including unpaid debts, rent obligations, healthcare costs, and basic living expenses. They warned that failure to address these issues may compel them to embark on lawful demonstrations to demand what they describe as justice and fair treatment.
The statement was signed on behalf of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers from the Colleges of Education and Universities (2022 Cohort).
Story by: Ernest Frimpong
