Expedite action on SSS-CPP, Friday, December 10, 2010 , pg 12
THE Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has called on the government to expedite action on the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure to ensure that workers are cushioned enough to promote productivity.
“It is important that we reduce salary and wage disparities between public sector institutions, while promoting productivity within the public service and the national economy as a whole.”
Presenting the party’s position in its weekly press conference dubbed “How the CPP Will Do It”, the CPP’s Shadow Member of Employment, Mrs Susan Adu-Amankwa, said the CPP stood with labour in asking the government to implement reforms that brought modern technology, facilities and the right human resources to the public sector so that productivity gained could be made to match improvement in pay levels.
The conference, the last of its kind this year, attracted other Shadow Members including Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom for Finance and Economic Planning, Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim Haruna, Shadow Minister of Youth and Sports and the National Chairman, Mr Ladi Nylander.
She said a CPP government would consider scrapping the Basic Education Certificate Examination to ensure that every Ghanaian child got at least a senior high school education to prepare them for the employment world.
“In a country where less than 40 per cent of the children move from the primary level to secondary level, it is of essence that the primary is strengthened and good foundation laid”.
She said the CPP would adopt a national labour policy comprising strategies for employment creation and policies to ensure decent wages nationwide.
“A labour policy in our democracy will not just be a programme conceived by the government, but will be a programme of action which the people who earn their living and those who employ them in profit making enterprise will work together.”
Mrs Amankwa said it was time the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) was fashioned to reflect national rather than partisan interest.
“The NYEP must be devoid of nepotism, favouritism and party cronyism. The programme has been politicised to the point where it serves only party ends, not a national one,” she added.
She called for the strengthening of the National Service Secretariat so it could ensure real job experience for graduates and make them more employable.
Mrs Amankwa said to ensure that industry got the required quantity and quality workers, the CPP would pursue interventions including, skills training that is aligned with the needs of industry and the economy and the provision of tax incentives for companies that took on apprentices.
She stated that the CPP would also prioritise technology and research funding, especially for development projects that were in line with the government’s social and economic priorities.
“It is important that we reduce salary and wage disparities between public sector institutions, while promoting productivity within the public service and the national economy as a whole.”
Presenting the party’s position in its weekly press conference dubbed “How the CPP Will Do It”, the CPP’s Shadow Member of Employment, Mrs Susan Adu-Amankwa, said the CPP stood with labour in asking the government to implement reforms that brought modern technology, facilities and the right human resources to the public sector so that productivity gained could be made to match improvement in pay levels.
The conference, the last of its kind this year, attracted other Shadow Members including Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom for Finance and Economic Planning, Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim Haruna, Shadow Minister of Youth and Sports and the National Chairman, Mr Ladi Nylander.
She said a CPP government would consider scrapping the Basic Education Certificate Examination to ensure that every Ghanaian child got at least a senior high school education to prepare them for the employment world.
“In a country where less than 40 per cent of the children move from the primary level to secondary level, it is of essence that the primary is strengthened and good foundation laid”.
She said the CPP would adopt a national labour policy comprising strategies for employment creation and policies to ensure decent wages nationwide.
“A labour policy in our democracy will not just be a programme conceived by the government, but will be a programme of action which the people who earn their living and those who employ them in profit making enterprise will work together.”
Mrs Amankwa said it was time the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) was fashioned to reflect national rather than partisan interest.
“The NYEP must be devoid of nepotism, favouritism and party cronyism. The programme has been politicised to the point where it serves only party ends, not a national one,” she added.
She called for the strengthening of the National Service Secretariat so it could ensure real job experience for graduates and make them more employable.
Mrs Amankwa said to ensure that industry got the required quantity and quality workers, the CPP would pursue interventions including, skills training that is aligned with the needs of industry and the economy and the provision of tax incentives for companies that took on apprentices.
She stated that the CPP would also prioritise technology and research funding, especially for development projects that were in line with the government’s social and economic priorities.
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