Concerned Newly Recruited Teachers under the Ghana Education Service (GES) have expressed frustration over delays in the payment of their outstanding salary arrears, accusing government authorities of failing to honour an agreed payment plan.
In a press statement dated May 26, 2026, the teachers said they were disappointed that despite assurances from the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Finance, no payment had been made to affected staff.
According to the group, an official GES letter dated April 20, 2026, with reference number GES/DD-G(MS)/1/26/212, indicated that approval had been granted by the Ministry of Finance for the payment of salary arrears owed to eligible GES staff from August 2024 to November 2025.
The statement explained that the arrears were expected to be paid in instalments beginning in May, with four months of arrears to be paid alongside monthly salaries.
However, the teachers claim that although salaries for May have already been paid, “not a single pesewa of the promised arrears has reflected in the accounts of affected teachers.”
The group said the delay has left many newly recruited teachers in severe financial distress.
“This situation has left thousands of teachers emotionally drained and financially stranded,” the statement noted.
The teachers further explained that many of them accumulated huge debts during the period the arrears accrued and had relied on the approved payment arrangement to settle loans, rent, transportation costs and other family responsibilities.
The statement also compared their situation to that of some health workers who reportedly received their arrears after engaging government over similar concerns.
“What makes this even more painful is the comparison with our colleagues in the health sector. Nurses who demonstrated alongside us over the same issue received official communication and subsequently received their payments according to the outlined structure,” the statement said.
The teachers questioned why the same level of commitment had not been shown to educators, asking: “What country treats its educators this way?”
The group is therefore calling on the government, the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, and the leadership of GES to ensure that all outstanding arrears are paid before the end of the month as earlier promised.
They warned that failure to do so would leave them with no option but to return to the streets in protest to demand what is rightfully theirs.
