Parliamentary Committee says government will rationalise salaries

Accra (Greater Accra) 3rd May ?99

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises said on Friday that the government will not relent in its efforts to rationalise salaries as contained in the Price Waterhouse Report.

In a statement signed by its chairman, Mr Fuzzy Torbay, to mark May Day which falls on Saturday, the committee said plans were in motion to release the report for implementation "somewhere in July."

The Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare has lined up a series of policy amendments pertaining to labour and employment issues which are expected to be submitted for the Committee's consideration and parliament approval.

The bills include the codification of all labour laws, unionisation of senior management staff and a policy on the aged and disabled.

Other government policy interventions to be initiated are in the areas of youth and employment services.

The committee said it was aware that the country?s labour laws were outmoded and had called on government on several occasions to review them.

"This has been accepted by Cabinet and would soon be placed before Parliament for consideration."

The committee said despite the spate of strikes in recent days, "the government is determined to dialogue with workers and consult with the TUC and other stakeholders in the labour industry to reach an amicable solution to the industrial unrest".