The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana has given government until end of August to resolve all outstanding issues concerning their conditions of service and allowances by the end of August.
The Association warns that failure to engage them and address their concerns could trigger a decisive response from teachers.
The National President of PRETAG, King Ali Awudu, speaking at the Association’s 52nd National Executive Council meeting at Koforidua on August 10, said their conditions of service expired in June 2026, but government is yet to commence meaningful negotiations.
“Conditions of service expired in June 2026. Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is yet to have a new agreement with us. On three occasions, we have met, but FWSC brought nothing to the table. We gave the July deadline. GES and FWSC spoke, and we decided to hold on with the July ultimatum. If what we want is not added, nobody should blame the Ghanaian teacher for our next line of action.”
The PRETAG President, King Ali Awudu, said the Association expects government to review key allowances before the end of August, including the continuous professional development allowance and digital allowance, while introducing new allowances to address emerging challenges in the teaching profession.
“We propose continuous professional allowance be moved from 2,400 to 7,000 annually. Digital allowance be moved from 800 to 3,500 annually. A new allowance, classroom learning assessment, safety and security allowance, be paid too.”
The Association is also demanding that President John Mahama fulfil his campaign promises to teachers, particularly the implementation of the deprived area allowance and the resolution of promotion related concerns.
“President John Mahama made two major promises to us during the campaign period, that within six months of his term in office, all would be fixed. The 20 percent deprived area allowance is still on the drawing board since 2009. He also sought to stop the promotion of deputy directors for Director Two and Director One through ranks tied to their position. All these have not been done.”
He accused the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission of deliberately dragging its feet on the negotiations, suggesting that the delays could push the matter beyond the current administration’s tenure.
He described the situation as a betrayal of teachers and called on President John Mahama to intervene personally.
“Today, we are being told that it would not be implemented because FWSC tells us that government is bringing a new thing called Independent Emolument Commission. Because of that, government isn’t ready to give anybody increment or allowance.
We think that this is a stab in the back, and we are calling on the President to, by August ending, implement the deprived area allowance and move those in deputy director positions to Director One and Two. If these things are not done, government has itself to blame.”
