Pensions Act amendment reduces workers' benefits

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USMAN 10 years ago

This is a lesson to Ghanaian workers. Vote wisely next time.

This is a lesson to Ghanaian workers. Vote wisely next time.
Neutral Zone 10 years ago

It is unfortunate the current gov't has to deal with the abuse of past gov'ts n corruption at SSNIT. Money once spent is gone for good so workers are the ones left hanging. This is not good news but all should remember it's o ...
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It is unfortunate the current gov't has to deal with the abuse of past gov'ts n corruption at SSNIT. Money once spent is gone for good so workers are the ones left hanging. This is not good news but all should remember it's our Ghana.
USMAN 10 years ago

After amending the Pension Act the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations had the gut to tell Ghanaians that with the passage of the new law workers will be better off. Her we are. Haruna Iddrissu has taken the Islamic T ...
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After amending the Pension Act the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations had the gut to tell Ghanaians that with the passage of the new law workers will be better off. Her we are. Haruna Iddrissu has taken the Islamic Taqqiyya(HOLY LIES) to governance level.
hARDING 10 years ago

How come that this principal midfive worked for 45 years? How old was she when she started work? 15years? She is one of those who reduced her age. The govt should go the universities. Some university workers have reduced the ...
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How come that this principal midfive worked for 45 years? How old was she when she started work? 15years? She is one of those who reduced her age. The govt should go the universities. Some university workers have reduced their ages by as many as 15 yrs.
Another Thief of Bagdad 10 years ago

Prof Ocquaye knows this is one of the systemic failures hanging around our necks. What he didnt do was to wait until he and his NPP had been booted out of power before he said it. Government business is other peoples money so ...
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Prof Ocquaye knows this is one of the systemic failures hanging around our necks. What he didnt do was to wait until he and his NPP had been booted out of power before he said it. Government business is other peoples money so it is misused BY HEART. No accountability. Can anybody tell me how many Ghanaian politicians (from the presidency) have been held accountable after their terms of office before. They only gather some sycophants around to make outrageous recommendations as their end of service benefits. and they get it. How can a former boss of SSNIT receive his pension pay and take away A BUNGALOW BUILT WITH OUR MONEY as part of end of service benefit. Jake took a cue from this and also did the same thing. The systemic failures are deliberate and something mush happen. But Osman, I agree with you that we should vote wisely but certainly not for NPP. Because they are WORSE THIEVES AND NATION LOOTERS than NDC
Fred Musa 10 years ago

Yiu should write it down for reference because Ghanaians have short memories. Vote wisely next time .

Yiu should write it down for reference because Ghanaians have short memories. Vote wisely next time .
agbavitor 10 years ago

Well said, "vote wisely!"

Well said, "vote wisely!"
GREEDY BASTARDS 10 years ago

It does not affect them. At the end of every 4-year term they will collect their fat End of Service Benefits (ESB) which has nothing to do with SSNIT. Social Security is for the "very stupid" poor workers who vote the politi ...
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It does not affect them. At the end of every 4-year term they will collect their fat End of Service Benefits (ESB) which has nothing to do with SSNIT. Social Security is for the "very stupid" poor workers who vote the politicians into power and watch them plunder State coffers and walk free. The workers of Ghana are dormant fools who look on unconcerned as their very existence is endangered by politicians.
FUNNY THAT 10 years ago

I would not say the workers in Ghana are dormant fools because most workers in Ghana are ignorant reflecting to the pension scheme that is why they dont seem to react. If you had not been in the Diaspora you would neither hav ...
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I would not say the workers in Ghana are dormant fools because most workers in Ghana are ignorant reflecting to the pension scheme that is why they dont seem to react. If you had not been in the Diaspora you would neither have had no idea of what social security really means.
Gbeye 10 years ago

Ghanaians, in the matters of Pensions Act workers are suffering when footballers of this nation are receiving millions after a tournament.

Ghanaians, in the matters of Pensions Act workers are suffering when footballers of this nation are receiving millions after a tournament.

Gbeye 10 years ago

Look you people don't understand, Govts are treating some people special in this nation, soldiers don't contribute SSNIT but when their going on pension they receive over GH¢100,000.00 for 25 years service and their monthly ...
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Look you people don't understand, Govts are treating some people special in this nation, soldiers don't contribute SSNIT but when their going on pension they receive over GH¢100,000.00 for 25 years service and their monthly pension pay is over GH¢1,000.00 what are you people talking about this is not politics this is about Ghanaian workers.
Naaba kugri 10 years ago

This about governments over the years and not a particular government as some myopic Npp supporters wants the world to believe , the story also talks about some ssnit investment like the one they have in multi media a private ...
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This about governments over the years and not a particular government as some myopic Npp supporters wants the world to believe , the story also talks about some ssnit investment like the one they have in multi media a private company that owns joy fm asempa and others. They made this investment under Npp government . Some Ghanians should be honest in their post sometimes
Onipanua 10 years ago

Crooked logic. If NPP fooled, does it mean that the better ghana people should also fool. Aboa!

Crooked logic. If NPP fooled, does it mean that the better ghana people should also fool. Aboa!
USMAN 10 years ago

Generalization will not help this NDC government to deliver.

Generalization will not help this NDC government to deliver.
United Ghana 10 years ago

Is there any hope for Ghana?

Is there any hope for Ghana?
FUSEINI 10 years ago

Only nepotism they know

Only nepotism they know
RerALI MANHAMA 10 years ago

MAHAMA 's Government has meted up every sectio of our life.Drop that Dead Goat in 2016.

MAHAMA 's Government has meted up every sectio of our life.Drop that Dead Goat in 2016.
Columbus 10 years ago

I remember a few years ago the government of Ghana and SSNIT made an appeal for Ghanaian retired people abroad to transfer their pensions to be drawn in Ghana. With hind sight this may have been a deliberate attempt by the G ...
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I remember a few years ago the government of Ghana and SSNIT made an appeal for Ghanaian retired people abroad to transfer their pensions to be drawn in Ghana. With hind sight this may have been a deliberate attempt by the Government and SNNIT to swindle retired people abroad of their hard earned pension.
Teacher Awo 10 years ago

This is about life and not politics. Some poeple have not worked before yet they find themselves in politices and amass wealth. We have toiled, rain or shine and in the long run we are going to suffer for the sake of bad ma ...
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This is about life and not politics. Some poeple have not worked before yet they find themselves in politices and amass wealth. We have toiled, rain or shine and in the long run we are going to suffer for the sake of bad management. Where is our God or the gods of the land. I am appealing to the powers that be to rethink and reverse the decision. After working for several years I cannot be an armed robber or take to the streets, may the Lord forbid. Those who crave for power and got it should do the right thing for it was human beings who put them there. God will punish them if things do not go right. We should think twice and vote wisely.
G. K. Berko 10 years ago

There are a couple of weapons the poor workers could use to hit the Government hard. And when I say 'the Government', I mean including the Parliament.

First, the People must demand that the Ex-Gratia for the Executive and ...
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There are a couple of weapons the poor workers could use to hit the Government hard. And when I say 'the Government', I mean including the Parliament.

First, the People must demand that the Ex-Gratia for the Executive and other Government Officials, including the MPs, that Kufuour rammed down our throats be nullified, or scaled down to than 37%.

The second thing is that we should demand that all Officials, again, including the MPs, who failed to declare their Assets prior to taking up their Official Duties must be forced out of Office immediately, and if they might have acquired any wealth within their terms of Office that would not be ordinarily possible under the limits of their remunerations, those assets must be confiscated to the State.

We seem to be living in a Country where the Laws apply differently to the Officials and the rest of the Population, to the Nation's detriment.

Long Live Ghana!!!

Pelicles 10 years ago

JJ crafted ex-gratia and rammed it down our throats. Kufuor should have helped its elimination but did nothing. That system should be done with because it even worse than the pension they are now targeting. It is very silly ...
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JJ crafted ex-gratia and rammed it down our throats. Kufuor should have helped its elimination but did nothing. That system should be done with because it even worse than the pension they are now targeting. It is very silly on the part of the government.
PlainPlainTruth 10 years ago

Those who blame the present government for this are being dishonest. Previous governments have abused the Charter for the formation of SSNIT by branching into forbidden areas and granting loans to questionable entities and in ...
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Those who blame the present government for this are being dishonest. Previous governments have abused the Charter for the formation of SSNIT by branching into forbidden areas and granting loans to questionable entities and individuals who couldn't pay back. Former President Kuffour, for example, defaulted on his loan to establish a Brick and Tile Factory. He didn't set up the factory and only God knows what happened to the loan.

The present government is only doing what has become very necessary to make the scheme solvent. Even in the US, you have to work longer than some years ago in order to fully enjoy your pension benefits.

For the workers to have confidence in what the government is doing, the government should publish the detailed activities of SSNIT including revenues to and loans from SSNIT over, for example, the last 30 years so that the workers know what's happening. Even though I guarantee that workers will be horrified, it would've marked the beginning of a new era when they can give suggestions as to what can be done to improve the situation because after all, it's their money.
National Agenda 10 years ago

NDC has no vision.... this is the plain truth

NDC has no vision.... this is the plain truth
The learned one 10 years ago

Stupid! no government passed a law to sentence pentioners to death!

Stupid! no government passed a law to sentence pentioners to death!
madina 10 years ago

my father went on pension last year june after contributing for 44years.yes 44 years of contibutions .today we had a call from ssnit to go to bank for our money .hmmm do you know what my father got for his contributions.7000 ...
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my father went on pension last year june after contributing for 44years.yes 44 years of contibutions .today we had a call from ssnit to go to bank for our money .hmmm do you know what my father got for his contributions.7000 cedis .lord have mercy on us.
COSBY 10 years ago

The question I am asking is what are the trade union officials doing about this unpleasant situation? Are they throwing their hands in the air as if there is nothing to do about this? Why have we elected them into office?
Go ...
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The question I am asking is what are the trade union officials doing about this unpleasant situation? Are they throwing their hands in the air as if there is nothing to do about this? Why have we elected them into office?
Government and SSNIT keep changing their stand and contradicting each other on what they say to workers on this matter. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE T U C NOW. Time is running out on this issue and we are losing our patience.We are prepared to fight our cause if TUC will not.CHOOOOOOBOI...!!!!
togbe 10 years ago

haruna iddrisu the bastard is taking ghanaian workers for a stupid rough ride . May Allah's curse be upon him to the fourth and fifth generation of decendants.

haruna iddrisu the bastard is taking ghanaian workers for a stupid rough ride . May Allah's curse be upon him to the fourth and fifth generation of decendants.
Sekwa 10 years ago

WE are all only talking with no action. Dead goats do not hear what you say. Workers Unions should wake up from their slumber

WE are all only talking with no action. Dead goats do not hear what you say. Workers Unions should wake up from their slumber
Abrampa 10 years ago

This whole behavior of our leaders confirms what Pres. Netenyahu said of the black man: That we somehow look, talk and act like human beings, fact is we are subhumans and he won't be hypocritical like other whites to respect ...
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This whole behavior of our leaders confirms what Pres. Netenyahu said of the black man: That we somehow look, talk and act like human beings, fact is we are subhumans and he won't be hypocritical like other whites to respect us. I quite agree with him. We are simply animals with features like human beings, judging the behavior of our leaders.
JH New York 10 years ago

The govt and the Legislature especially, are culpable or culprits to the problem.The question is, why should the legislative arm of gov't(the representatives of the people)condone and connive with gov't to reduce the pension ...
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The govt and the Legislature especially, are culpable or culprits to the problem.The question is, why should the legislative arm of gov't(the representatives of the people)condone and connive with gov't to reduce the pension of workers from about 50 - percent to about 37percent.
So how do the gov't; a culprit or contributing factor to the present SSNIT low pension earnings,intervene
?.In my personal opinion, the demand by the TUC leadership or whatever, should be positive and straight to the point !
That : Gov't /Legislature,should resolve to repeal(revoke/abrogate) the
37percent to the former percentage 50 percent of best 3 years. Again,SSNIT investment portfolio should be scrutinized to be streamlined for the better.And what is the Fiscal Policy of the gov't ? Anyway.

Binde-Northern Region 10 years ago

It is apparent that government and its apparatus are taking Ghanaian workers for a ride. Mps enjoy everything on a silver platter with exgratia as end of service benefit while the loyal Ghanaian worker who has never taken bri ...
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It is apparent that government and its apparatus are taking Ghanaian workers for a ride. Mps enjoy everything on a silver platter with exgratia as end of service benefit while the loyal Ghanaian worker who has never taken bribe or benefited from a contract languish in abject poverty.
Janye 10 years ago

You Gotta go to Hell .

You Gotta go to Hell .
Klinker 10 years ago

What have we to learn from this scanty and poor story. We need to be well educated by our media on the benefits that accrue to the old members who would be paid under the old law PNDC Law 247 and those who are covered by the ...
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What have we to learn from this scanty and poor story. We need to be well educated by our media on the benefits that accrue to the old members who would be paid under the old law PNDC Law 247 and those who are covered by the new law Act 766 as amended by Act 883. Let us do a little research b4 we put certain things out there for the reading public.
JDiM 10 years ago

John Mahama and the fourty thieves has looted every es

John Mahama and the fourty thieves has looted every es
JDiM 10 years ago

John Mahama and the fourty thieves has looted every establishment in the country.

John Mahama and the fourty thieves has looted every establishment in the country.

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