University Administrators demands 114% market premium before calling off strike
The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says it may call off its ongoing strike if it receives a formal response to its demand for the restoration of its market premium to 114 per cent of basic salary.
National President of GAUA, Rev. Kwaku Karikari Amoah, said the association was expecting a response from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) by Friday, October 16, 2026.
He explained that the market premium for university administrators and senior members had fallen from 114 per cent of their basic salaries in 2012 to less than 25 per cent currently.
Speaking to Citi News, Rev. Amoah said the FWSC had agreed to approach the Ministry of Finance for a mandate to address the matter, after which the association would consult its members on the next steps.
“We concluded that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission would have to write to the Ministry of Finance for a mandate to handle our market premium issues, which he agreed to do and get back to us,” he said.
Rev. Amoah disclosed that progress had also been made on some of the association’s other concerns, including the one-time research allowance and rollover retirement arrangements.
“We had concerns about our one-time research allowance, which yesterday we had a warrant. We had a concern about rollover of retirement, which had been resolved, and GTEC is going to write letters to our management on that,” he said.
He added that the FWSC had also been mandated to address disparities under the Single Spine Salary Structure.
The development follows a meeting between GAUA and the Ministry of Education on Monday, October 12, 2026, during which Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu appealed to the association to end the strike by the weekend.
Mr Iddrisu assured the association of the government’s commitment to resolving its concerns and said he would direct the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to engage university managements on the outstanding issues.
GAUA’s decision on whether to suspend the industrial action is expected to follow the FWSC’s formal response and consultations with its members.