Information available to Education-News Consult indicates Teachers September 2024 Salary Validation is ready and underway. Again, the government has paid GHS2100 as Professional Development Allowance (PDA).
Teachers can visit the www.gogspv.com to validate their payment vouchers.
Below is the full message sighted by our new team.
Salary Payment Voucher for September 2024 is ready for validation.
Kindly log on to www.gogspv.com to validate your Payment Voucher.
PDA paid – GHS2100
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT AND ALLOWANCES FOR TEACHERS IN GES, 2024 TO 2026
1. Advance for teachers in GES (ie Salary Advance Loan)
This is a Salary Advance Loan paid to GES teachers without any interest. It is interest interest-free loan. A teacher can apply for this loan, up to an amount not exceeding 150℅ of his/her annual gross salary and it must be repaid within a period not more than 84 months ( ie equal installment payment for 84 months or 7 years).
How to apply?
Write an application letter and attach a cover letter from your head and send it to your IPPD Coordinator. It takes two to four weeks for the money to hit your bank account if only you meet all the requirements.
2. Permanent posting allowance
This is a type of allowance paid to an employee in GES for accepting reposting or transfer which was not requested by the teacher or employee him/herself.
Note that there are some other conditions attached before one can qualify. It’s normally given to those who are transferred from their station to a new station with a distance of at least 50 Kilometers.
The beneficiary employee will receive three (3) Months of his Basic Salary
3. Additional duty allowance
This is paid to an employee who has been given additional responsibility for a position other than his/her own. This additional responsibility must be more than 21 days but it should not be more than 6 months. The additional responsibility must be accompanied by an official appointment letter.
Example: A District Director is asked to take care of another District or SHS.
4. Allowance for Directors
This is a special allowance meant for some category of GES staff. Normally, from the Director and above. It is also called Category 4 allowances. It may include an entertainment allowance, fuel, utilities, housing or rent, security, etc.
Note that Directors are already enjoying these allowances.
5. Funeral Grant
This grant is paid on the death of:
i) GES staff
ii) his/her spouse
iii) his/her child.
All teachers can apply if only you meet the requirements
6. Vehicle maintenance – This is paid monthly as follows:
i ) Car – Ghc 210
ii) Motor- Ghc 70
iii) Bicycle Ghc 28
7. Traveling expenses
This is normally paid to the newly trained teacher or newly appointed staff of GES. This is not a new allowance.
8. Medical Care
i) There is an approved rate for that.
50℅ of the cost of ailments not covered by NHIS.
ii) Employee’s spouse and 4 children 18 years and below should be covered by NHIS.
A child above 18 but below 23 years who is still in school is also covered by the medical scheme.
9. Night/ Out of station allowance
GES staff who travel on special or official duties and are required to spend the night away from home. It does not apply to all teachers.
10. Retention Premium
This allowance is paid to teachers as motivation to stay in work for a longer period. It’s calculated as 15℅ of the employee’s monthly basic Salary
11. Complimentary Digital Instructions Support Allowance
This is a new allowance geared towards assisting teachers to buy data bundles to do online research and to help teachers use some technological tools in their teaching, to achieve the digital literacy that the new curriculum seeks to achieve as core competence. The amount involved now is Ghc800 and it should be paid once every year. This year, it is expected to be paid in November 2024.
12. Continuous Professional Development Allowance (CPDA)
This is an allowance paid to teachers to ensure continuous professional development and training. It is paid once a year. This allowance has seen an upwards adjustment from *Ghc1200* to *Ghc2400*
For this year, it is expected to be paid in September 2024. That’s ending of this month.
In the past two years, the CPDA was paid in November but because of the introduction of a new allowance, ie Complimentary Instructions Support Allowance (ie Ghc800) which is earmarked to be paid in November, authorities decided to pay this year’s CPDA at the end of this month(ie September ending). We are however hearing some rumour that because of the quantum of the amount involved ie Ghc2400-200 = Ghc2200, govt wants to pay it in installments. We have not seen any official communication from govt to authenticate the information in circulation. That’s why I said it’s a rumour. I’m praying that it remains a rumour.
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