The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that outstanding promotion arrears owed to staff under the 2025 promotion exercise are expected to be paid on November 16, 2026.
In a letter dated October 27, 2026, and addressed to all Regional Directors, GES said it was working with the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) to ensure that affected staff receive their outstanding payments.
The Service explained that the delay resulted from the closure of the CAGD payment system for the processing of October salaries before the necessary inputs for the promotion arrears could be made.
GES said the system would reopen on Wednesday, October 28, to allow the outstanding inputs to be processed ahead of the scheduled payment date.
“The System will be reopened tomorrow, 28th October, 2026, to enable all inputs to be made and facilitate payment to affected staff by 16th November, 2026,” the letter stated.
The Service also assured staff that discrepancies identified in payments made on October 16, 2026, would be corrected.
Management expressed regret over the delay and the inconvenience caused to affected employees.
Regional Directors have been asked to communicate the update to all staff awaiting their promotion arrears.
Read the full statement below:
