As parts of efforts to resolve the grievances of the Striking state Attorneys, a 3-member committee has been set up by the National Labour Commission (NLC) per a directive by the Employment and Labour Relations Minister.
[contextly_sidebar id=”WFTFTEOdWfHl9MMvAc47Th3B0dCo1rSK”]The state attorneys have been on strike for close to two weeks over what they describe as the poor conditions of service.
Ahead of a possible arbitration, the State Attorneys’ have been given 3 working days to respond to the NLC.
President of the Association of State Attorneys’ Francisca Titi-Mensah told Citi News that they will resume work only during the mediation process.
She explained that “before the mediation process starts, the issues will be well set out and the parties should agree before it is put before the panel. In order words if the issues are not set out, it cannot be put before the panel for which reason the strike cannot be called off.”
Titi-Mensah also added that “as it is now, the issues are not well set out because the issues are not just two and are not just for the first respondent. The issues concerning the second respondent has not so far been stated.”
“After we’ve done that they also have the right to also agree to it as proposed as issue and it will be set before the panel members. The Labour Act of 1993 Section 161 (1) states that during arbitration, the strike must be called off so it is at that stage that the strike can comfortably be called off,” she added.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana