Wednesday, November 26, 2014

GOVERNMENT URGED TO GIVE BACK WORKER’S PENSION MONEY TO MANAGE

By,kate Okyere

The President of Polytechnic Workers’ Association of Ghana (POWAG) Offei – Boahen has urged government to give them back their money for them to manage it.
 He made this known in an interview with Central Press during the elections of Local Executives at Cape Coast Polytechnic, he  said that, the executives of POWAG submitted their document to be registered under the second Tier 2 Pension Fund scheme on 2013 but as of now they have not been registered and excuse the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) gave was that officials from above their position have told them to hang on.
He further explained that, they are in a total support with the other twelve unions who demonstrated against the second Tier 2 Pension Fund scheme and they have demanded reason why polytechnic workers have not been registered from the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
He again explained that, the Rectors of various polytechnics have calmed them to leave the situation in their hands for them to take care of it otherwise they would have demanded for their statement account from National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
The President of POWAG added that, looking at the pension law, it’s declares that it’s should be privately managed and everyone knows that anything the government  takes part in managing, the government has a share in it but in this case government has nothing to do with it.
The national president for polytechnic workers association of Ghana, POWAG, has ensured all polytechnic workers in Ghana to take care of their welfare speaking to Central Press
The non-teaching stuff of polytechnics in Ghana have suddenly change their association name that is Technical Education Workers Union (TEWU), to Polytechnic  Association of Ghana (POWAG), due to misappropriate catering of the welfare of their members.
Electing new organization executives  at Cape Coast Polytechnic, the national president for POWAG Mr. Offei-Boahen explained that, every individual joins an organization that will suits his/her welfare and if the welfare of that individual is not well catered for, there is the need for that individual to backup.  
 They will make sure their members contribution come back to them and for that to happen, they have decided that out of the 100% dues their members pay, the local will take 70% and 30% will go to the nation’s coffers he said.
He went on that, unlike the other organization (TEWU) when 80% goes to the nation’s coffers and only 20% comes to the members which is incapable to do anything.
Mr. Offei –Boahen again said that, it is essential to have executives in an association who are also part of the association and they being members of polytechnic workers knows the problems of polytechnic workers and have taking it upon themselves to look out for various issues which is affecting especially the junior staff.
Moreover he said, the executives are going to focus on the welfare of their members, their salaries and their single span salaries which they were restricted to so that they can look at it holistically according to the work and status of the polytechnic.








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