The Council of State has invited representatives of Ghana’s teacher unions to an emergency engagement on Friday, October 9, 2026, to discuss outstanding concerns surrounding the labour dispute involving pre-tertiary teachers.
The meeting, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the Council of State Secretariat, is expected to focus on delayed teacher promotions, deprived-area allowances and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) currently under negotiation between the unions and the Ministry of Education.
According to an invitation signed on behalf of the Chairman of the Council’s Economic and Social Development Committee, HRM Drolor Rosso Adamtey I, the engagement will allow Council members to receive a briefing on the concerns raised by the teacher unions.
The intervention comes as government agencies work to address outstanding promotion-related payments and resolve the industrial dispute affecting Ghana’s pre-tertiary education sector.
Controller and Accountant-General Processes Promotions for 52,000 Teachers
Controller and Accountant-General Kwasi Agyei has disclosed that his department has processed the promotion records of approximately 52,000 teachers and received the necessary documentation from the Ghana Education Service (GES).
Speaking on the progress of the exercise, Mr Agyei said that by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, the department had completed processing the promotions of all 52,000 teachers and received the accompanying promotion input forms.
The records are undergoing the necessary verification procedures to facilitate salary adjustments and the payment of outstanding arrears due to eligible teachers.
The development represents an important step towards addressing complaints over delays in the implementation of teacher promotions and related financial benefits.
Education Minister Directs GES to Submit Promotion Records
The processing exercise follows a directive issued on September 28, 2026, by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu.
The minister instructed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service to submit the relevant data on promoted teachers to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department.
The directive was intended to facilitate the processing of salary adjustments and arrears arising from the promotions.
The completion of the initial processing stage is expected to support further verification and payment procedures, although the timing of payments will depend on the applicable administrative processes.
Teacher Unions Raise Concerns Over Allowances and Conditions of Service
The delayed payment of promotion-related benefits is among the major concerns raised by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG).
The unions have been involved in industrial action over unresolved issues relating to teacher promotions, conditions of service, deprived-area allowances and other outstanding matters.
The dispute has brought renewed attention to the welfare of teachers, the implementation of negotiated employment conditions and the need for timely payment of benefits within Ghana’s education sector.
Deprived-area allowances are particularly important to discussions about teacher welfare and the challenges associated with staffing schools in underserved communities.
Council of State Intervention Expected to Address Labour Dispute
The Council of State’s engagement is expected to provide a platform for the teacher unions to explain their concerns and discuss possible ways to resolve the outstanding issues with relevant stakeholders.
The meeting comes at a time when efforts are underway to complete the administrative processes connected to the promotions of 52,000 teachers.
The outcome of the discussions could help guide further engagement between the unions, the Ministry of Education and other government agencies involved in addressing the dispute.
Teachers and education stakeholders will be watching developments closely as negotiations continue over promotion arrears, deprived-area allowances and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
A resolution of the outstanding concerns would be an important step towards restoring industrial harmony and supporting the effective delivery of pre-tertiary education in Ghana.
Source: newsthemegh.com