The workshop was geared towards teaching workers how to increase their productivity
The Ghana Employers Association (GEA) has organized a one-day workshop for its stakeholders to sensitize them on how to increase productivity in their various organizations. It was held in Accra yesterday.
Participants include professionals from the hospitability industry, catering, tourism, health, transport, education, banking and finance, insurance, manufacturing, petroleum and mining.
The training which brought together about 100 members of the association was part of GEA’s annual training programmes, to improve participants’ capacity in areas of human resource management, industrial relations, occupational health and safety, employee relations and employment law.
The Head of Research and Communication of GEA, Mr Eugene Abraham, advised members to prioritize the welfare of workers, in order to increase services and productivity.
He noted that an increase in productivity means there would be an increase in revenue allocation to support the government, as well as increase in wages of workers.
“The Labour Law 2003 (Act 651) Section 98, requires that, during wage negotiations or in collective bargaining negotiations, we should include measures and principles of productivity".
“So, the association realized that there is no framework in place to support the principles of ensuring workers, in as much as they are negotiating for an increase in wages, they should also be trained on how to increase productivity".
“GEA is of the view that productivity is the way to go at the workplace, and we encourage businesses to prioritise productivity by encouraging workers with all the necessary logistics,” Mr Abraham said.
A consultant from the Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI), Dr Theophilus Adomako said, the level of productivity in an organisation determines their success and urged organisations to frequently engage workers on how to increase productivity.