The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has processed all 347 salary arrears cases reported by 2024 teacher recruits and forwarded them to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) for validation and payment.
The Service also says five out of 124 cases involving teachers without Staff IDs have been successfully processed, with the affected individuals expected to receive their identification numbers in the coming weeks.
In a statement issued on Friday, November 13, 2026, GES said it received a total of 471 complaints following the establishment of a Help Desk at its headquarters on September 8 to address salary-related concerns among the affected teachers.
According to the statement, 347 of the complaints concerned salary arrears, while the remaining 124 involved the absence of Staff IDs.
GES, however, disclosed that 119 of the cases involving missing Staff IDs could not be verified because the individuals had no records in its database and their appointment letters could not be authenticated.
It added that Regional Directors had been asked to explain why such individuals were in classrooms despite the absence of verifiable employment records.
The Service has assured teachers whose cases have been successfully processed that they will receive their salaries and outstanding arrears accordingly.
Source: Abigail Ekua Arhin
