The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has confirmed the payment of promotion-related salary adjustments and arrears to 56,003 teachers under the Ghana Education Service (GES), following concerns over delayed payments and a nationwide teachers’ strike.
The payment follows an industrial action by teachers who demanded improved conditions of service, including the settlement of outstanding promotion salary arrears and other benefits owed to them.
The strike prompted a stakeholder meeting involving government representatives and teacher unions, during which the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, assured teachers that their outstanding entitlements would be paid by the end of October 2026.
An October 16, 2026 deadline was subsequently agreed upon for the payment of promotion salary adjustments, arrears and related benefits.
In a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations at the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, the institution disclosed that payments to the affected teachers had been completed ahead of the agreed deadline.
According to the department, 49,725 teachers received their promotion salary adjustments and arrears on October 15, 2026, alongside their October salaries. The payments covered outstanding entitlements dating from January 1, 2026.
An additional 6,278 teachers received their payments in September 2026, bringing the total number of teachers paid under the arrangement to 56,003.
The CAGD said the payments were completed in line with the agreement reached at a meeting between government representatives and teacher unions at the Ministry of Education on October 2, 2026.
CAGD Explains Delays in Payments to Some Promoted Teachers
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department has also clarified why some teachers who were promoted have not yet received their salary adjustments and arrears.
According to the statement, the Ghana Education Service processed and submitted supporting documents for 56,633 teachers out of approximately 80,000 reported promoted teachers.
Following its verification process, the CAGD approved and paid 56,003 teachers, while 630 cases remain outstanding due to discrepancies and other issues identified during the payroll verification exercise.
The department explained that it is waiting for the Ghana Education Service to resolve the outstanding issues before the affected teachers can receive their payments.
Meanwhile, the remaining 23,367 promoted teachers are yet to be processed by the GES, with the relevant supporting documents still awaiting submission to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department.
The CAGD emphasised that the completion of payments depends on the submission of accurate documentation and compliance with established government payroll requirements.
Government Moves to Address Teachers’ Salary Arrears
The payment represents an important development in efforts to resolve concerns surrounding teachers’ promotion benefits, salary adjustments and outstanding arrears.
The nationwide strike had drawn attention to the need for timely payment of teachers’ entitlements and improved conditions of service within Ghana’s education sector.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu had pledged government support to ensure that affected teachers received their outstanding payments within the agreed timeframe.
The latest announcement indicates that payments have been completed for teachers whose records were successfully processed and verified, while cases involving incomplete documentation or verification issues remain unresolved.
The CAGD reiterated that it had completed payments for all teachers whose submitted records met the required payroll conditions.
Affected teachers whose payments remain outstanding are expected to await the resolution of verification issues or the submission of their supporting documents by the Ghana Education Service.
The development is expected to ease some of the concerns surrounding promotion-related salary arrears and contribute to ongoing efforts to improve industrial relations between the government and teacher unions.
Source: newsthemegh.com