The Minority Caucus in Parliament has rejected the 9% salary increase agreed for public sector workers in 2027, describing the adjustment as an insult to Ghanaian workers and demanding an immediate reopening of negotiations.
The caucus says the agreement, which provides an 8% increase in base pay and an additional 1% for conditions of service, fails to reflect the rising cost of living and the financial difficulties confronting public sector employees.
In a press statement issued on Friday, October 30, 2026, and signed by the Member of Parliament for Afigya Sekyere East and Ranking Member of the Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions, Mavis Nkansah Boadu, the Minority Caucus said it received with shock the details of the newly signed Multi-Year Public Service Remuneration Agreement covering 2027 and 2028.
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Under the agreement finalised on October 28, public sector workers are expected to receive a 9% total remuneration increase in 2027 and 10% in 2028.
Hon. Nkansah Boadu argued that the increases are inadequate, particularly against the background of rising electricity and water tariffs, transport fares, rent, cooking gas and other household expenses.
She noted that workers have already received salary adjustments of 10% in 2025 and 9% in 2026, arguing that the latest agreement would further undermine their purchasing power.
The Ranking Member questioned the government’s reliance on projected inflation of 8% ± 2% to justify the remuneration framework, insisting that official inflation projections do not adequately capture the financial pressures facing ordinary households.
The Minority is consequently demanding the immediate reconvening of the Public Services Joint Standing Negotiating Committee (PSJSNC) to negotiate what it described as a living wage that reflects the actual cost of living.
It further called for a holistic approach to wage negotiations, arguing that salary adjustments should take into consideration the cumulative effects of utility tariff increases and rising commodity prices.
The caucus also criticised the use of the transition from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to the Independent Public Emoluments Commission (IPEC) as justification for a restrictive two-year remuneration framework.
According to Mavis Nkansah, institutional reforms should not become an excuse to impose what she described as poverty wages on public sector employees, and urged the government to reconsider the agreement in the interest of workers.
She maintained that Ghanaian workers deserve dignity, economic justice and a fair share of national prosperity, pledging to stand with organised labour and public sector employees in their demand for better remuneration.