GES Clarifies Responsibility Allowance for Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff

Ferdinand  | EducationGhana | May 12 | GES Clarifies Responsibility Allowance for Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff

Ghana Education Service (GES) explains categories of staff entitled to Responsibility Allowance and clarifies how the allowance is captured under the Single Spine Salary Structure.

GES Addresses Concerns Over Responsibility Allowance

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued fresh clarification on the payment of Responsibility Allowance following growing concerns and misunderstandings among sections of staff within the Service.

Management stated that several interpretations circulating among employees regarding eligibility and payment structures were inaccurate, making it necessary to provide official guidance.

Teaching Staff Eligible for Responsibility Allowance

According to GES, the responsibility allowance is payable only to professional teachers within specific ranks. These include:

• Deputy Director
• Assistant Director I
• Assistant Director II
• Principal Superintendent

The Service explained that eligibility is tied to designated responsibilities assigned to staff within schools and administrative offices.

Responsibilities That Qualify for the Allowance

GES listed the following positions and duties as qualifying for Responsibility Allowance among teaching staff:

• School Heads at the basic level
• Headmasters and Headmistresses in SHSs
• Assistant Headmasters and Assistant Headmistresses
• Chaplains and Imams
• Form Masters and Form Mistresses
• Guidance and Counselling Coordinators
• Heads of Department or Programme Heads
• House Masters and House Mistresses
• Frontline Heads at district and regional levels
• Unit Heads at GES Headquarters

Recognised Departments Under the Policy

Management clarified that “Heads of Department” specifically refers to the following academic departments:

• Agricultural Science
• Business
• Technical
• Home Economics
• Visual Arts
• General Science
• General Arts
• Languages
• Mathematics and ICT

Non-Teaching Staff Also Covered

GES further explained that certain non-teaching staff are entitled to the allowance. These include:

• Principal Accountant (Substantive)
• Principal Internal Auditor (Substantive)
• Principal Administrative Officer officially posted as Head of Administrative Unit by the Regional Director

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Allowance Already Embedded in Salary Structure

One of the key clarifications issued by Management relates to how the allowance is paid.

According to GES, the responsibilities attached to qualifying positions are already factored into salaries under the Single Spine Salary Structure.

As a result, staff should note that there is no separate line item labelled “Responsibility Allowance” on their payslips.

GES Seeks to End Ongoing Agitations

The statement, signed by Mrs. Adjoa Van Vicker, Director of Human Resource Management and Development (HRMD), expressed hope that the clarification would address concerns and reduce agitation among staff.

Copies of the directive were forwarded to the Director-General of GES, Deputy Directors-General, the Chief Internal Auditor, and the IPPD Unit at the headquarters.