The President of UTAG Dr Harry Agbanu says salary delays at the University of Ghana is nothing new to teaching and non-teaching staff.
The Association’s comment is anchored on a Memo to staff stating that it will be unable to pay the salary of workers in March after it borrowed to pay for January and February.
“The University community is informed that processing and release of compensation subvention for January and February 2018 have been delayed; therefore, payment of March 2018 salaries cannot be made as scheduled†a memo to the staff and workers stated.
However, speaking on an Accra-based radio station Starr FM, Dr Agbanu said workers of the university have been assured that salaries will be paid by the end of the week.
“Mostly, our salaries delay for a week or two. Information from the Registrar General indicates that our salaries will hit our accounts by close of the week. Because we were informed earlier about the delay, many made arrangements towards it. For about a year now, we are mostly paid on the 24th of every month but things have delayed this time around. Borrowing monies to pay salaries is not sustainable and the government must do something about that,†he said.
The President UTAG also disclosed that lecturers at the University of Ghana from their own will rejected suggestions that they should be put on the government payroll.
“Even though we are public sector workers, we are significantly different. We are public sector workers as University Teachers, paying us through the Controller will not help us in any way. If we are with Accountant General, the government will have to release money to have us paid. We’ve been advocating over the years that whenever there is going to be a delay in our salaries, we should be told earlier. We are happy we were informed earlierâ€.
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