In 2022, the Ghana Education Service (GES) faced a significant challenge when a coalition of teachers united to petition for a change in the assumption of duty date. This move stirred up discussions across the nation, highlighting the importance of addressing the concerns raised by these educators. In this article, we will delve into the reasons behind the petition.
As time has crawled out of months of unpaid salaries ranging from four (4) to thirteen (13), teachers have made a concern but yet still fall on deaf ears.
in their press release stated, ‘We wrote a petition to the Director General of Ghana Education Service (GES) for this unfortunate issue to be addressed but no avail’
This unlawful act meted on newly recruited teachers has brought a massive debt on us. Most of us traveled far to our various posts, hired rooms, and paid utilities, not to talk about food. Most of us were able to cater for such expenses by borrowing from friends and family with the hope of receiving our accumulated arrears to settle our debts. Also, this action taken by GES will affect our promotion dates, retirement benefits, and a lot more as stated in the press release.