Gov’t approves 10% increase for public sector workers

The government has approved a 10% salary increase for public sector workers.

Labour agreed to the 10% raise after President John Mahama engaged with them and appealed for their acceptance.

The last salary increase for public sector workers in Ghana was in 2024 when the government approved a 23% raise to adjust for the cost of living and economic conditions.

Announcing the decision in Accra on Thursday, February 20, Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo said ” there has been an increase in the national daily minimum wage by 10 per cent over the 2024 National Daily Minimum Wage which translates into a new national daily minimum wage of 19.97 Cedis.

“The effective date for the implementation of the 2025  minimum wage shall be the first of March 2025, all establishments, institutions or organisations whose daily minimum wages are below the new wage should adjust accordingly.”