General News of Tuesday, 6 July 1999

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Labour groups to meet on Price Water

Accra (Greater Accra) 6th July ?99

Representatives of the Civil Servants Association, Ghana National Association of Teachers, Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana and Ghana Registered Nurses Association and allied groups within the health sector are to meet on Tuesday 6th July at the Civil Servants Association Conference Room.

A statement in Accra on Monday signed by the Minister of Communications, Mr John Mahama, said the meeting would discuss steps to be taken to ensure that no groups of workers are left worse off following the implementation of the new salary structure

The statement said this follows a meeting on Monday between the Ministers of Finance, Employment and Social Welfare, Controller and Accountant General and representatives of the Central Management Board to address concerns of various categories of workers arising from the implementation of the Pricewaterhouse report.

The meeting was the result of directives by President Rawlings that anomalies detected in implementing the new incomes and wages policy should be corrected.