Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has dismissed reports suggesting that staff at the Bank of Ghana were abruptly sacked, explaining instead that the individuals in question were on a probationary contract set to expire.
Addressing Parliament and the media, Ayariga clarified that the affected staff were recruited during the final days of the previous government and were placed on a six-month probation period-not permanent employment. "They were people who were recruited in the dying days of the previous government, and they were taken on a six-month probation," he explained.
He further noted that the decision not to retain them at the end of the period was within the rights of the appointing authority, as it was based on a performance review. "They have come to the end of the probation period, and the person who put them on probation doesn't think they should continue.
If you fail a probation, the employer is entitled not to retain you permanently, and so he decided not to continue." However, Ayariga revealed that, following various appeals and interventions, the employer has reconsidered the decision and granted the affected workers an extension. "Upon pleas and intervention, he has extended their probation for another six months to allow them to prove themselves," he added.
