The Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Staff of the Ghana Education Service (CUNPS) has welcomed the commencement of the payment of salary arrears to newly posted teachers but says a significant number of affected staff have again been left out of the exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 6, 2026, the coalition expressed appreciation to the Government of Ghana, the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, teacher unions and other stakeholders for their roles in initiating the payments.
“This development marks a significant step towards addressing the long-standing financial difficulties endured by affected teachers, many of whom rendered their services to the nation for over a year without remuneration,” the coalition said.
It added that the commencement of the payments demonstrated “responsiveness to the persistent advocacy and concerns raised by the affected teachers and other well-meaning stakeholders.”
According to the coalition, many newly posted teachers have already received portions of their outstanding salary arrears under the government’s approved payment schedule.
However, the group said the exercise had not covered all eligible beneficiaries.
“Our struggle is far from over,” the statement said, explaining that “a significant number of teachers who were legitimately recruited, assumed duty, rendered services to the Ghana Education Service, and were subsequently issued Staff IDs between March and July 2025, have once again been excluded from the payment of salary arrears.”
The coalition described the exclusion as “unacceptable” and appealed to the relevant authorities to address what it termed payment discrepancies affecting the affected teachers.
Referring to an engagement with the management of the Ghana Education Service and teacher unions on June 15, 2026, CUNPS said the GES Director-General had maintained that teachers within the affected category were “a problem” because, according to him, “their Staff IDs were obtained irregularly.”
The coalition appealed to the government and the relevant institutions to take immediate steps to resolve the issue and ensure that all legitimately recruited teachers who are owed salary arrears are included in the payment process.
