The Ghana Education Service (GES) has protected its choice to deduct 10 per cent of pay rates of instructors who dwell in government bungalows as installment for rent.
Agreeing to the Benefit, the choice has been required by the steady questions it gets from the Auditor-Common’s Division and the resulting welcome by Parliament’s Open Accounts Committee (PAC).
The Head of Open Relations of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo in a explanation on Wednesday, famous that the Auditors alluded to the Service of Back’s Circular No. 133385/05/06 NTR CAGD dated 15th May, 2006, which shown that occupants of Government bungalows are required to pay 10% of their basic compensation as rent.
10% compensation for rent: We are as it were standing by recommendations of Auditor Common, PAC - GES
She, subsequently, clarified that the Benefit is as it were standing by the recommendations of the outside auditors and the directives of the Open Accounts Committee of Parliament that “GES ought to charge the fitting rent on staff involving government bungalows.”
“In arrange to maintain a strategic distance from advance review questions which come full circle in summons some time recently the Open Accounts Committee of Parliament on the subject, the Executive-Common has coordinated all Fetched Middle Supervisors of the Benefit to be guided by the Service of Fund’s Circular and charge the suitable rent of 10% on the basic compensation of staff who involve government bungalows as official settlement.
“Administration of GES wishes to emphasize that it isn't the GES which is forcing the rent or deciding how much is to be paid but absolutely being guided by the Service of Fund’s Circular and the reprobations of the Open Accounts Committee of Parliament,” parts of the discharge studied.
After news broke approximately the said finding, instructor unions, particularly, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) guaranteed to stand up to the order.
President of the Affiliation, Blessed messenger Carbonu, said ought to government drive its individuals to pay, instructors will stopped the extra work they do that requires them to live within the bungalows.
Other Unions criticized the reality that installments are expected to be backdated to 2006 when the arrangement was ordered.
But Mrs. Ampofo within the discharge demonstrated that Administration of the Benefit has famous the concerns and will hold a assembly to that impact within the coming days.
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