{"id":290125,"date":"2017-01-31T18:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T18:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=290125"},"modified":"2017-01-31T18:40:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T18:40:52","slug":"minimum-wage-will-be-strictly-enforced-baffour-awuah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/minimum-wage-will-be-strictly-enforced-baffour-awuah\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage will be strictly enforced \u2013 Baffour Awuah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister Designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has resolved to commit to the implementation of the national daily minimum wage if approved by Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;u0u3wStR3QDoEI2r0bVeccR2JDJz4cev&#8221;]According to him, emphasis will be placed on both the government and private sectors to ensure compliance with the daily minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Baffour Awuah\u2019s assurances followed his appearance at the Appointments Committee of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course if the government sets a minimum wage the rule is that nobody should pay below that so if it comes to our notice we will try as much as possible to talk to whoever is paying below that to be able to up the pay because it is illegal to pay anybody below the minimum wage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click below to listen to Citi Business News&#8217; report on living on the daily minimum wage.<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/304090062&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hard as some members of the Appointments Committee tried to bring to the fore the instances of breach of the law by some employers in the private sector, the Minister Nominee couldn\u2019t readily substantiate any such cases.<\/p>\n<p>This is however contrary to recent reports that some employees are being deprived of their due.<\/p>\n<p>Effective January 2017, all employers are to abide by the new national daily minimum wage of 8 cedis 80 pesewas.<\/p>\n<p>This translates into a ten percent increase from\u00a0 GH\u00a2240.00 to GH\u00a2264.00.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier checks by <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> show that a huge chunk of Ghana\u2019s low wage earners falls exactly below or on the minimum wage line pushing many of such workers into huge debts.<\/p>\n<p>Though moves by authorities to ensure the figures are increased, it appears the country\u2019s economic challenges make it difficult to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Anita Arthur\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister Designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has resolved to commit to the implementation of the national daily minimum wage if approved by Parliament. 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