The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has maintained that its members will not call off their ongoing industrial action until the government addresses their concerns over the revised conditions of service and ensures that the approved arrangements conform with the applicable legal provisions.
According to the association, it expects President John Dramani Mahama to ensure that the revised conditions of service submitted by the Judicial Council are fully reflected in the final approval, insisting that the President cannot selectively approve provisions relating to the entitlements of Judicial Service staff.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, November 9, JUSAG General Secretary, Abdulai Yakubu, explained that the disagreement centres on what the association considers a failure by the President’s approval of the revised conditions of service to fully reflect the provisions of Constitutional Instrument 141 (CI 141).
“Where the law provides that ABC should be given to Judicial staff, in our humble opinion, it is not for the President to pick and choose out of that and so what was approved did not conform with the provisions of CI 141, as was recommended by the Judicial Council and to that extent, we indicated that the President’s approval should be revised to meet what has been given to staff by law.
“We have had an indication that this Monday evening, a communication will come and a meeting will be held and there is hope that our demands will be met so we could announce to the public that the strike has come to an end.”
JUSAG embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday, November 2, following the government’s failure to approve the proposed review of salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff.
The industrial action has affected the operations of the Judicial Service, with workers withdrawing their services over what the association considers unresolved concerns regarding their remuneration and conditions of employment.
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