Ghana's labour and pension systems may be headed for significant reform following new proposals made by top officials during a working visit by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions.
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr George Smith-Graham, has proposed a bold shift from the traditional monthly pay system to an hourly wage structure across all sectors.
This, he believes, will improve the incomes of casual workers and bring more fairness into the nation's wage regime. "It's time we start looking at hourly wages as a serious policy shift.
Casual workers deserve to be paid for the actual time they put in," Dr Smith-Graham said on Friday, May 16, 2025.
