FAIR WAGES AND SALARIES COMMISSION (FWSC) (REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT OF GHANA) vs. GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (GMA) [2013]DLNLC8369

FAIR WAGES AND SALARIES COMMISSION (FWSC) (REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT OF GHANA) vs.... [2013]DLNLC8369

Date	2013-02-12
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Citation No.	[2013]DLNLC8369

[2013]DLNLC8369
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FAIR WAGES AND SALARIES COMMISSION (FWSC)<o:p></o:p>(REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT OF GHANA)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (GMA)<o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">Our Ref: NLC/C-32/2013/39E&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 12TH FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p></div>FOR THE COMMISSON:<o:p></o:p>OPANIN OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">DECISION &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div>Background Information<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 4 November, 2011, the Compulsory Arbitration gave an Award to the parties mentioned above, as a result of a dispute brought to it by the parties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Issue:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Arbitration Panel informed the parties involved that in its view, the issues in dispute were:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1. The Grading Structure for Doctors<o:p></o:p>2. The calculation of Market Premium, and<o:p></o:p>3. The grading of two Administrative Positions.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Both parties in their letters dated 10 October, 2011, (GMA), and 13 October, 2011, (FWSC), confirmed that the issues were those in dispute.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>After the hearings at the arbitration meetings, backed by Exhibits, the Arbitration Panel unanimously gave the following Award.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Grading Structure:<o:p></o:p>The Panel finds that the Parties have consented to the decisions arrived at during their meeting in Dodowa between 2 and 5October, 2011. The Panel, therefore, adopts the<o:p></o:p>following grading structure agreed to by the </main>