The Ghana Education Service (GES) is working to meet a Monday deadline for submitting information on promoted teachers to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) for payroll processing.
Acting GES Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis said the Service is making every effort to complete the exercise by 4 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026.
However, he noted that the decision on whether the information will ultimately be processed electronically rests with CAGD.
The development comes amid an ongoing nationwide strike by pre-tertiary teacher unions over delays in placing promoted teachers on their appropriate salary grades and other outstanding conditions of service.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu had instructed the GES to submit the outstanding promotion data to CAGD by Monday to facilitate the processing of salaries for affected teachers.
Regional directors and input officers have been involved in compiling the information, with representatives of the teacher unions also participating in the process.
The deadline, however, is specifically for the submission of promotion data and does not mean that all outstanding salaries and arrears will be paid by Monday.
The strike, which started on September 25, involves the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG).
Among their demands are appropriate salary placement for promoted teachers, payment of promotion arrears, the conclusion of a new collective agreement and implementation of a 20% deprived-area allowance.
Meanwhile, disagreements over documentation have emerged.
The unions’ Central Regional leadership has asked CAGD to reconsider its requirement for individual teachers to submit hard copies of promotion letters and input forms.
The unions want GES to submit a master list of promoted teachers instead, arguing that the approach could allow verification while reducing administrative delays.
Government’s latest engagement with the unions on October 2 failed to secure an agreement to end the strike, with union leaders expected to consider new proposals on Monday.
