According to the Economist, the current minimum wage for public sector workers is very mediocre and government must do something about it.
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‘Minimum wage in Ghana too low’ – Prof. Bokpin
Professor of Finance, Godfred Bokpin, says the Ghanaian worker deserves better compared to what the current minimum wage is.
Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin
Speaking at the Ghana National Association of Teachers’ (GNAT) Investment Forum held at the University of Ghana on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Prof. Bokpin opined that, the current wage is nowhere near what workers are supposed to receive.
“Our minimum wage is nowhere near minimum at all. The workers deserve more than this. Perhaps when we are going for negotiations we should go with data for comparison,” he said.
Ghana’s current daily minimum wage was revised with effect from January 1st, 2022, from GH¢12.53 to GH¢13.53.
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But Prof. Bokpin believes the amount is woefully inadequate.
He also touched on investments by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), noting that the investments have been running in the negatives over the past periods.
He, therefore, urged the management of SSNIT to scale up their efforts in that area.
“The returns of the investments have been negative and this is where I believe SSNIT should up their game,” he said.
He added that “In terms of pensions coverage, we are not doing badly at all.”
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The Director of the SSNIT, Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, however, refuted the claim that their investments are running into the negatives.
He rather stated that SSNIT is the best form of pension scheme any worker can get.
“The SSNIT scheme is the best that you can ever get anywhere else as far as pensions is concerned, if you don’t join to contribute you are harming yourself,” he said.
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