The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved the payment of outstanding salary arrears owed to sections of its staff, covering the period from August 2024 to November 2025.
The decision follows months of concerns raised by affected employees over delays in the processing and disbursement of their salaries, which many say caused significant financial hardship. The approval is expected to bring relief to teaching and non-teaching staff who were impacted by administrative bottlenecks, delayed postings, and validation challenges within the payroll system.
In a statement, GES management indicated that the arrears payment forms part of ongoing efforts to address compensation-related issues within the Service and to ensure that all staff are duly remunerated for work done. It noted that the necessary processes have been completed in collaboration with relevant government agencies to facilitate the smooth release of funds.
According to the Service, affected staff will begin receiving their arrears in phases, with priority given to those whose documentation and validation processes have been fully completed. GES also urged all staff who are yet to regularise their records to do so promptly to avoid further delays.
The development has been welcomed by teacher unions and education stakeholders, who have consistently called for the timely payment of salaries and allowances to improve morale within the sector. Some union leaders described the move as a step in the right direction but stressed the need for systemic reforms to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
They further called on the government to strengthen payroll management systems and ensure that newly recruited staff are seamlessly integrated into the system to avoid prolonged delays in salary payments.
The GES reiterated its commitment to enhancing staff welfare and maintaining industrial harmony across the education sector, assuring workers that measures are being put in place to prevent a recurrence of such arrears.
