Ghana Education Service (GES) has a designed allowance structure for teachers however, their disbursements are regulated based on the laid-down procedures and qualifications.
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Incremental credits after approved courses
- On the successful completion of an approved course of not less than one academic year, an employee who is not eligible for a higher salary scale shall be granted two incremental credits over and above his/her salary point.
- Any teacher who is aggrieved with his increment shall appeal to council through the Director-General.
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Suspension of Increment
- The awarding authority may suspend an employee’s increment in the following circumstances:
- When disciplinary proceedings or criminal proceedings have been or are about to be instituted against the employee.
- Where the awarding authority has reasons to believe that there may be grounds for withholding the increment but further investigation is required before a decision can be reached.
- In every case where increment has been suspended, the awarding authority shall inform the employee concerned in writing that the increment has been suspended and assign reasons.
- If no action is finally taken to withhold the increment then it should be restored from the day it was due.
FRINGE BENEFITS
- Maintenance and Mileage Allowances
- Maintenance and Mileage allowances shall be paid at approved rates to all teaching employees of Ghana Education Service who are entitled to own and who own and use a means of transport in the performance of their duties.
- A committed allowance shall be paid to the teaching employees in the service who own means of transport at the approved rate
Night Allowance
i. The service shall pay night allowance to employees on duty outside their duty stations according to approved government rates when accommodation and meals are not provided.
ii. Where accommodation and meals are provided, employees shall be paid out-of-pocket allowance equivalent to a third of the value of the night allowance rate.
Allowances for Teachers in Deprived/Difficult Areas
Allowances based on a percentage of monthly gross salary shall be paid to teachers posted to areas designated as deprived.
Charge Allowances
Where an employee is made to perform the duties of a higher employee, under circumstances where acting allowances are not applicable, a non-taxable charge allowance shall be paid to the employee during the period of such duties.
Supervision Allowance
i. There shall be designated established posts in the service that shall attract payment of supervision allowances for such designated posts, and their corresponding allowances shall be subject to negotiation by both parties.
ii. The under-listed posts shall attract supervision allowances, which shall be a percentage of monthly gross salary.
BASIC SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Assistant Headteacher
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL/TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
- Headmaster/Headmistress
- Assistant Headmaster/Assistant Headmistress
- Senior Housemaster/Senior Housemistress
- Housemaster/Housemistress
- Form master/Form mistress
- Head Of Department
- Guidance And Counseling Officer
TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES/ COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
- Principal
- Vice Principal
- Head of Department
- Senior Housemaster/House Mistress
- Assessment Officer
- Form Tutor
- Housemaster/House Mistress
- Guidance And Counseling Coordinator
- Resource Centre Coordinator
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Vice Principal
- Housefather/housemother
- Housemaster/house mistress
- Form master/mistress
- Head of Department
- Senior Housemaster/house mistress
Professional Allowance
Professional allowance of a percentage of each employee’s monthly gross salary shall be paid to all certified teachers who are in the employment of the Ghana Education Service.
Allowances for Mathematics, Science and Technical Teachers
Certified teachers who teach mathematics, science and technical, vocational, and ICT subjects shall have a percentage of the monthly gross salary over and above their normal placements except that this facility shall be waived when the personnel concerned stops teaching these subjects.
Protective Clothing
Technical/Vocational, Science, ICT and Home Economics teachers shall be provided with protective clothing periodically.
Advance to purchase means of Transport
Employees of the Ghana Education Service shall be entitled in advance to purchase means of transport, in accordance with existing regulations.
Salary Advance
Two months gross leave salary advance approved by management, which may be recoverable in twelve (12) months.
Special Advance
The service may grant special advance to members of the service in the event of verified death of an employee’s father, mother, spouse, child, or in the case of theft, fire or such mishap an employee on application may be considered for not more than two (2) months salary advance. Repayment of such advance shall commence after a two-month grace period and shall be spread over a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
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Transfer Grant
A transfer grant of two months’ salary shall be paid to each member on approved transfer. An employee shall be paid a transfer grant at the appropriate rate where the transfer is at the instance of management provided it is not on disciplinary grounds and the transfer results in the change of station as well as movement of household effects.
It is also applicable even if the transfer is at the instance of the employee concerned provided he has served a minimum period of four (4) years in one district and provided such transfer results in the change of place abode as well as movement of household effects.
Rent Advance
An advance not exceeding the employee’s basic gross annual salary may be granted to the employee for the purpose of solving an accommodation problem.
Advance for the purchase of durable household goods
A loan not exceeding 150% of an employee’s annual gross salary may be granted to confirmed employee to purchase furniture and any other household appliances.
Such loan when granted shall be repaid in not more than eighty-four equal installments.
Leave entitlements
An employee of the service assigned teaching duties in an educational institution shall be granted annual leave during holidays.
i. An employee shall not proceed on leave before he has completed his term’s work.
ii. Employees other than those referred to ‘i’ under leave entitlement shall be granted annual leave at the appropriate rates within the year.
iii. All other types of leave with or without pay shall receive the prior approval of management.
iv. Employees shall enjoy a number of days as annual vacation leave in accordance with their status and rank.
v. Duration of annual leaves shall be as follows:
Teacher to Principal Superintendent: 21 working days
Assistant Director II to Deputy Director: 30 working days
Director II – Deputy Director-General: 35 working days
Director–General: 40 working days
Recall from Leave
i. An employee may be recalled from leave by the service to perform certain functions/duties as the exigencies of the service may demand and shall not forfeit the remainder of his leave.
ii. If an employee’s annual leave is interrupted at the request of the service, he/she will be paid for transportation and travel expenses to enable him/her to continue with his/her leave.
Terminal Leave
The teaching employees who are due for retirement shall be granted 3 months terminal leave to enable them to prepare for retirement.
Leave for Examinations
An employee who during working times sits for one of the following examinations may be granted leave with full pay for those days which he actually takes the examination paper and for such days as are actually required for traveling to and from the examination centre by the most direct route; and this period shall not count as emergency leave.
Entrance Examination to Approval Institutions
i. General Certificate of Education (Ordinary or Advanced level)
ii. WASSCE
iii. Approved Professional Examination for further courses in tertiary institutions
iv. Promotions examination and interview
v. Degree examination or their equivalent; and
vi. Examination relevant to the service.
The provisions for casual/emergency leaves shall apply in the case of employees sitting examinations other than those listed above.
In all cases, the employees must apply for approval.
Membership of Committee
i. An employee must obtain through the usual channel prior permission of the divisional/regional head or head of the directorate or the education service before accepting membership of any committee of a public body which may necessitate his absence from work during working hours.
ii. Absence of an employee to attend the meetings of recognized public bodies or which he is a member shall be with pay and shall not count as emergency leave, but if such absence becomes excessive, an employee may be required by the appropriate authority to reduce outside commitments, failing which steps may be taken to terminate his appointment.
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