Minimum Wages in Ghana
Ghana minimum wage with effect from February 2012. Get minimum wage for years between 2000 and 2012
National Level Minimum Wage Rates in Ghana (year wise). There has been no change in minimum wages for the year 2013. Rate of 2012 shall apply till next updation is announced.
| Year | Minimum Wage (GH₵) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 |
| 2001 | 0.55 |
| 2002 | 0.71 |
| 2003 | 0.92 |
| 2004 | 1.12 |
| 2005 | 1.35 |
| 2006 | 1.60 |
| 2007 | 1.90 |
| 2008 | 2.25 |
| 2009 | 2.65 |
| 2010 | 3.11 |
| 2011 | 3.73 |
| 2012 | 4.48 |
NOTE
| 1.In the Labour Act 651, every worker is entitled to be paid his or her remuneration for public holidays. | |||||||||
| 2.Where a worker in an undertaking works after the hours of work fixed by the rules of that undertaking, the additional hours done shall be regarded as overtime work. Notwithstanding, a worker may be required to work beyond the fixed hours of work without additional pay in certain exceptional circumstances including accident threatening human lives or the very existence of the undertaking. | |||||||||
| 3.In any undertaking every worker is entitled to not less than fifteen working days leave with full pay in any calender year of continuous service. |
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