The National Labour Commission (NLC) has obtained an interlocutory injunction from the High Court against a strike by the Senior Staff Association of Universities in Ghana.
The injunction from the labour Court 1 on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, has ordered all members of the Association to immediately call off their industrial strike.
It has further ordered the above-mentioned persons to comply with a directive of the NLC issued on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.
“The parties should go back to the negotiation table to negotiate in good faith on the non-basic allowance and when the Tier 2 Pension arrears would be paid.
“That the parties are given three months to engage in the negotiations and report to the Commission,” the NLC ordered in a statement from its Public Affairs Unit.
“That the government should do everything possible to pay the pension arrears that are outstanding by the end of March 2021.”
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The Association announced the withdrawal of its services with immediate effect on Thursday, January 21.
According to the first vice-chairman, it became necessary following the non-payment of their tier-two pension arrears.
They also complained of delay in the award of market premium and non-basic allowance and failure by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to engage them on their condition of service.