The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has categorically dismissed social media allegations of pay disparities and irregular recruitment, explaining that the differing salaries of two separate cohorts of staff are the result of distinct Ministry of Finance approvals, not political favoritism.
In a statement signed by the Director-General, Professor George Agyei, said the GSA clarified that the first group of officers were originally NABCO trainees who were temporarily retained by the previous administration.
They are paid a fixed salary from the Authority’s Goods and Services budget and have never been placed on the central government payroll or required parliamentary approval.
Conversely, the newly recruited 2025 cohort of 500 Trading Standards Inspectors was cleared by the Ministry of Finance to be paid from the GSA’s Internally Generated Funds (IGF) under the Single Spine Salary Structure.
The Authority rubbished claims that Parliament approved the employment of the first cohort, noting that hiring temporary staff is an internal human resource matter.
The GSA also refuted claims of neglect, revealing that critical scientific staff from the earlier cohort have been reassigned with improved conditions.
Management urged staff to utilize internal labour relations channels to resolve contractual grievances rather than resorting to the media.