NewzThe Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, November 2, 2026, if the government fails to approve and pay its members’ reviewed salaries and allowances. The association has given the government until the end of October to approve the recommendations of the Judicial Council on the 2026 salary review, with payment expected in November, including arrears covering January to October. In a notification of industrial action dated October 23, 2026, and addressed to the Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission, JUSAG said prolonged delays in concluding the salary review process had heightened tensions and dampened staff morale.
The association said the Judicial Council had completed its work on the review and submitted its recommendations to President John Dramani Mahama for determination in line with Article 149 of the 1992 Constitution and the Judicial Service (Terms and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025 (C.I. However, JUSAG said efforts to secure approval had yielded little progress despite several letters to the Judicial Council and Management, as well as public appeals to the government. According to the association, it wrote to the Judicial Council on January 19, 2026, to expedite the process and again raised the matter in a letter dated September 10, 2026.
It also cited appeals made at its Second Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference in Tamale in August, the 45th AMJG Conference in Accra in September, and the Chief Justice’s Staff Durbar held in Tamale in September. JUSAG said the appeals had been met with assurances without any concrete action towards approving the recommendations and paying the revised salaries. “It is instructive to note that our colleagues elsewhere in the public sector had their new salaries for 2026 approved and paid in January, 2026.
We are now in the tenth month of the year, and our members are still waiting — patiently, but no longer quietly,” the letter stated. The association said the delay was particularly concerning because organised labour was already negotiating the base pay for 2027 while Judicial Service staff were yet to receive their reviewed base pay and allowances for 2026. It warned that the prolonged uncertainty undermined the principles governing salary determination under the new legal framework.
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has threatened an indefinite strike from Monday, November 2, 2026, if the government fails to approve its 2026 salary review and pay outstanding arrears. The association has given the government until Sunday, November 1, to meet its demands, warning that its members will withdraw their services until the issues are resolved. In a notification letter dated October 23 and signed by its General Secretary, Abdulai Yakubu, JUSAG informed the National Labour Commission (NLC) of its intention to embark on the industrial action over delays in reviewing salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff.
The association said the conditions of service of its members are governed by Article 149 of the 1992 Constitution and the Judicial Service (Terms and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025 (C.I. According to JUSAG, it requested a review of salaries for 2026 after the previous salary review expired in December 2025. The Judicial Council subsequently completed its work and submitted its recommendations to the President in accordance with Article 149 of the Constitution and Regulation 25 of C.I.
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