“Opting out of, or canceling the single spine salary structure (SSSS) is not an option”, President John Mahama has said at a forum to deliberate on the pay policy which has been the cause of numerous labour agitations in the country.

The two-day forum which is ongoing in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, is to deliberate on the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Policy.

The forum is organised by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.

It is on the theme “Building National Consensus for sustainability of the Single Spine Salary Policy”.

It is providing a platform for a dispassionate discussion on the social benefits and challenges arising out of the implementation of the pay policy.

Deliberations at the forum are expected to help arrive at a consensus on the way forward regarding the implementation of the policy.

Opening the forum on Tuesday, President Mahama said it would be imprudent and ill-advised to cancel the single spine salary structure which has been implemented for the past few years.