Daily minimum wage increased by 10%

Evans Effah 10:09 - 12 July 2017

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The new NDMW is a 10 per cent increase over last year’s, which was pegged at GH¢8.80.

Workers in the lower end of the food chain are set for a boost after the National Tripartite Committee announced there will be a 10 per cent increment in the national daily minimum wage.

From January 2018 the minimum wage by a Ghanaian worker will be 9.68 cedis rather than the 8.80 that was being previously received.

An agreement was reached for the increment to be made after a closed door meeting between government, employer and labour associations.

A statement released by the National Tripartite Committee on Tuesday, July 11, read: "Accordingly, the committee directs that any establishment, institution or organisation whose Daily Minimum Wage is below the new National Daily Minimum wage should adjust its wages upward with effect from 1st January 2018."

The statement further stated that the new set amount of 9.68 cedis as national daily minimum wage "should be tax exempt", adding that the Committee is focused on on improving the "incomes and productivity in both public and private sectors of the Ghanaian economy."

The Committee, however, warned that "any establishment, institution or organisation that flouts the new rate shall be sanctioned in accordance with law."