The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has maintained that its members will continue their ongoing industrial action until the government addresses concerns about the revised conditions of service and ensures that the approved terms comply with the applicable laws.
The association says it expects President John Dramani Mahama to ensure that the revised conditions of service submitted by the Judicial Council are fully reflected in the final approval. It argues that the President cannot selectively approve provisions concerning the entitlements of Judicial Service staff.
In an interview on Monday, November 9, JUSAG General Secretary Abdulai Yakubu said the dispute stems from what the association views as the failure of the President’s approval to fully incorporate the provisions of Constitutional Instrument 141 (CI 141).
“Where the law provides that ABC should be given to Judicial staff, in our humble opinion, it is not for the President to pick and choose out of that, and so what was approved did not conform with the provisions of CI 141, as was recommended by the Judicial Council, and to that extent, we indicated that the President’s approval should be revised to meet what has been given to staff by law.
“We have had an indication that this Monday evening, a communication will come and a meeting will be held and there is hope that our demands will be met so we could announce to the public that the strike has come to an end.”
JUSAG began an indefinite strike on Monday, November 2, after the government failed to approve the proposed review of salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff.
The industrial action has disrupted Judicial Service operations, as employees have withdrawn their services over what the association says are unresolved concerns about remuneration and employment conditions.
