POLYTECHNIC ADMINISTRATION OF GHANA (PAAG) FAIR WAGES & SALARIES COMMISSION

TANKO AMADU J.A (1) This is an appeal against the decision of the National Labour Commission (NLC) dated 8th October 2014 arising from a complaint of the Complainant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the “Appellant”), an umbrella organization representing Senior Non-Academic Staff of Public Polytechnics and allied groups against the Respondent/ Respondent (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”), a creation of statute known as the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission Act 2007 (Act 737) to ensure fair, transparent and systematic implementation in the government public service of any policy as well as developing salary structures for the public service. (2) The brief background facts to this appeal are that, upon the introduction by government in January 2010, of the new pay policy, referred to as the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP) with a number of components including payment of market premium an incentive specifically designed to attract, retain and compensate cer...