Wa, Aug. 2, GNA – The Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has congratulated the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for work done so far on the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).

Mr. Richard Amparbeng, Deputy General Secretary of the Union, congratulated the Commission on behalf of the Union at the Upper West Regional Delegates Conference of the Union held at Wa on Monday.

He stated that as at the end of June 2011, 42 organisations had already been migrated unto the SSSS out of which 17 were affiliates of the PSWU.

He reiterated that out of about 463,741 Public Sector employees, who qualified to be placed on the structure, 315,344 representing 68 per cent had been migrated.

This, according to him, was no mean achievement given the numerous constraints the Commission faces.

Mr. Amparbeng noted that the Union was working towards ensuring that by the end of August all organisations under the Union would have been migrated unto the SSSS and all anomalies rectified by September this year.

The Deputy General Secretary said the Union also expected total payment of arrears that had accrued in September.

He noted that most of the agitations against the implementation of the new pay policy should be traced to the low Base Pay and Relativity Ratio.

Mr. Amparbeng, therefore, urged the Public Sector Standing Joint Negotiating Committee to expedite the negotiation process and come out with an acceptable Base Pay and Relativity Ratio to put an end to the agitations.

Mr. William Adii, the Industrial Relations Officer (IRO) in a report said the Union in the region had a numerical strength of 1,278 coming from 98 locals, 12 chartered branches and a yet to be chartered branch at Lambussie-Karni District.

He said the Union had over the years organised training workshops to improve on the capacity of its members.

Mr. Adii appealed for the renovation and fencing of the Union’s duty post flat as well as office furniture for the IRO.