The Coalition of Cheated Medical Laboratory Technicians has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health to rectify anomalies in their Single Spine placement or they embark on industrial action.
According to the group, made up of technical officers (laboratory) and biomedical laboratory scientists, they have drawn the attention of their leadership to their wrong placement with regards to the Single Spine Salary Structure since 2012.
The group said: “There have been several correspondence between the leadership of the Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists and the Health Services Workers Union on one side and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service.
“On 30th January, 2012 , the Ministry of Health directed the FWSC to resolve the placement issues of the technical officer (laboratory) cadre in a letter dated 30th January, 2012 with ref no. MOH/GAD 5.009. Since then several reminders have been sent to the FWSC by the association but to no avail.”
The group, thus, wants the GHS/MoH to rectify the anomaly and place them on the right salary in line with the Single Spine Salary Structure and also pay in full all the arrears accruing to their members since 2012.
“We, however, wish to state that if we don’t receive any favourable response from the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health by 17th July, 2017, we will look at all legitimate tools available to us and deploy the appropriate one,” the group said, adding: “As law-abiding citizens we are taking the path of peaceful resolution in addressing our issues to forestall any industrial action.”
Source: Classfmonline
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Why wont we suffer,wen all we have in our minds is been wicked to each other,u ve a group that is not strong n u r fighting to even remove more ppl n u expect ur voice to be heard,nonsence ur wishes will never be granted. Amen
Some heads must roll in various department involved especially FWSC. What were they doing all these while despite all these correspondences? Yet they take fat salary and allowances. Fire burn all.
This cheat must stop now. Who suffers most if essential service providers are pushed to the wall and embark on industrial action? The anomaly must be rectified now.
Am sure this time around the anomaly will be dealt with once and for all. Pls Mr. President,surprise your enemies by granting the desires of this aggrieved group.
Wicked as some of our leaders are,they would wait for the patients to suffer and probably die before they do the right thing. Cheating essential workers for this long is inhumane and senseless.
THE ONLY THING THE GOVERNMENT THINKS OF IS DOCTORS AND NURSES... PAMPERING OTHER PROFESSIONS TO THE DETRIMENT OF OTHERS.MTCHEEEWW..
So after five years of a directive, it still sits on the shelf unattended to. I am sure by now they cant even locate that letter. 2012-2017 all diplomacy, Industrial action is indeed the Language understood in Ghana. God Bless our Homeland Ghana and make us Great and Strong
Do we at all have God fearing leader in this country of ours? if yes ,then the right thing must be done right.
I think the government need to take this lab people serious because our health cannot be left in the hands of angry and hungry professionals. Several meetings failed makes me disappointed in the current government.
Its about time Laboratory Technicians fight for what is rightfully hours. This cheating cannot and must not continue.