SSNIT NEWSLETTER
JAN - DEC 2016
VOLUME 16 No. 3
PAGE: 14 SSNIT: POISED FOR GIANT STRIDES
SSNIT Board Chairman Receives State Award 18 ...ALSO IN THIS ISSUE DG CHAIRS ISSA INVESTMENT COMMISSION 6 SSNIT INTRANET, THEN, NOW AND THE FUTURE 10 MS LOMO SPEAKS 15 OBS Project signed off 22 PENSIONERS AND THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 19 OUR MISSION Excellent ManagementEditorial –Staff To provide income Security for workers in Ghana Collaboration through excellent business practices he year 2016 has been a challenging but eventful year with the consolidation of so many of the technological innovations to aid the business of the Trust and also a peaceful industrial OUR VISION Tatmosphere. To be the model for the The vision of the Board of Trustees and the management of the administration of Social Trust led by the Director General, Mr Ernest Thompson in giving Protection Schemes in Africa and a push to his vision of using Information and Communication Beyond. Technology (ICT) as the basis of productivity had also been realized in significant ways. OUR VALUES Even though the implementation of the Operational Business Suite (OBS) and the digitization of the Trust records for instance had Professional (Ethical, Conduct, been complex and tedious, great successes had been chalked Confidentiality and Discipline) which had made benefit processing easier and quicker for members to the scheme. Leadership (Empowerment) A lot had also been done in the Human Resource and Finance Integrity (Accountable and Divisions in terms of migrating data to the Oracle platform. Other Transparent) departments such as Audit, Procurement and Legal are also Customer Focus (Service, finalizing their automation processes. Excellence and Empathy) Challenges of the OBS involving the transfer of data from the Legacy Commitment (Passion) system to the new system is also being seriously addressed with a view to reducing or eliminating them completely. Innovation On management–staff relations, the achievement had been Team Work (Collaboration and phenomenal. The Trust had enjoyed a generally peaceful Participation) industrial atmosphere with the Collective Agreement negotiations concluded in two sittings as a result of good partnership between the Identifiable Bodies and the Trust Board and Management of the Trust.
The staff had comported themselves very well and also showed a high level of discipline within the year.
Mr Ernest Thompson in congratulating the staff at the Accra-Tema Fun Games held at the Burma Camp Sports Complex recently said, "The number of disciplinary cases we have received so far are negligible, few flouted the rules and regulations.” He said the Editorial Team few instances of disciplinary cases reported, bordered on the Editor- in – Chief-: Ms Evangeline Amegashie wrong use of discretion and not fraud. Editor: Mr James Addy Deputy Editor: Mr Yaw Asare This good testimonial about the Trust, behoves all staff to keep up the good work in terms of the use of technology to reach the goal P.O Box MB149, Ministries, Accra. of a paperless office that helps to speed up the processing of Email [email protected] benefits and to continue to exhibit ethical behaviour in terms of Tel: 030 2611622 good customer care and general comportment to build SSNIT as Website: www.ssnit.org.gh a caring organization that provide customer care with courtesy Published by: The Corporate Affairs Department. and can be trusted always to deliver on its promise. Designed & Printed by Buck Press Ltd.
2 Goodwill Message
With the year drawing to a close, the SSNIT Board of Trustees, the management and the staff can say with pride that significant progress had been made in transiting from manual ways of benefit processing and payment to the use of various technologies.
This has improved the Trust business including the making of sound investment decisions that would guarantee and inure to the future income security of contributors.
FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SSNIT Mr. Ernest Thompson Director General, SSNIT
It is worth reflecting that in April, this year, we successfully The future of SSNIT looks bright and I am optimistic staff signed off the Operational Business Suite (OBS) Project with would embrace these technologies which have been made the vendors, Silverlake (Malaysia ) and Perfect Business available at great expense to enhance their work. Because Services Limited (Ghana) , with a few knots to tie. all these state-of-the-art technologies without the human face makes the expenditure meaningless. The Project has improved the self-service management components such as the Biometric Terminal and the Portal We should demonstrate a more positive attitude to work, meant to solve issues such as Record-keeping and Document relate positively to our numerous clients and stakeholders. Imaging, Member and Employer Registration, Contribution Management, Compliance and Prosecutions, Benefits I must say “Ayekoo” to all staff adjudged Best Performers in Administration and Relationships Channel Management the various Departments, Areas and Branches in the 2015 (RCM). assessment year. I hope others would strive to attain such recognition in their career with SSNIT. The Biometric Terminal is envisaged as one of the alternative channels for people to access information from All of us, especially Executives of the Identifiable Bodies must the Trust including viewing of nominee information, printing congratulate ourselves for keeping a peaceful industrial statements, obtaining life certificates and making general atmosphere where problems are amicably resolved through enquiries without necessarily visiting the Branch. dialogue and mutual respect.
It ties in with my passion of getting the Trust to use technology We are also grateful for the services of the members of the to enhance productivity and staff performance. Executive Team and also staff who went on retirement this year. We wish them good health and comfort as they take a In May, 2016 three Oracle Software Projects - Human well-deserved rest from their labours with SSNIT. Resource Management HRMS, E-Business Suite, Procurement Management and the Legal Application Suite were deployed We also pray to the Almighty for the souls of all members of to achieve that common goal of e-business. staff who parted ways with us within the year. May their souls rest in peace! We must now move quickly to resolve issues involving our data which is long overdue to ease the anxieties and With these few words, I wish all of us, on behalf of the Board frustration of our members when it comes to benefit of Trustees and the Executive Team, a peaceful year and processing and payment. hope we shall take off once again with renewed vigour to push forward the business of SSNIT to greater heights. We also have to expand coverage of Social Security contributions , strengthen compliance and to step up the God bless us all! prosecution of employers who fail to pay their social security Thank you. contributions and to retrieve all arrears due.
3 Goodwill Message
It gives me great pleasure to address members of the Senior Staff Association (SSA) of SSNIT on this august occasion. An occasion that all of us have been expecting joyously. I bring warm tidings of the yuletide.
The year 2016 has been eventful both in respective of SSA activities and the Trust as a whole.
First, I thank God for granting us excellent health to absorb all the pressures during the year.
FROM SENIOR STAFF ASSOCIATION (SSA) Mr. Kuuku Welsing-Jones SSA President
Secondly, I wish to thank Management for all the great On this occasion, I wish on behalf of the Executive of the SSA things they have provided us in terms of logistics and to remind all and sundry that we have been provided the remunerations. It is an incontrovertible fact that SSNIT is one necessary tools to galvanize us increase efficiency in order of the institutions with envious conditions of service. I vouch to increase productivity. I hope the trust reposed in us will without hesitation that, SSNIT has been a great Mother to materialize positively. us. A few problems persist, but they are surmountable. On discipline, I wish to congratulate each of us that the year In terms of logistics, I am proud to say that the Trust has has been very good. There have been fewer infractions of provided Desk Top Computers to more than 80% of the staff policies that will warrant the exercise of positive powers to enable them carry out their duties timely and efficiently. of Management to suspend or dismiss erring staff. I am very grateful to staff and hope the ensuing year will be an Moreover, as part of consolidating her gains, Management improvement. has recently employed young and capable graduates to understudy the outgoing but experienced staff. This is to I wish to dwell on our sartorial tasks as members of a visible further enhance the credibility of the Scheme when the corporate institution like SSNIT. I am sad to say that some latter retire honourably. of our ladies have not done well in this area. I will leave the Ladies Club to groom our Ladies in the art of dressing, Indeed, SSNIT has changed drastically from the way we especially the type of footwear for office. It is my hope, that performed our duties. The recent upgrading of qualified staff next year, I will not have the opportunity to address this has increased the number of the Senior Staff and brought in issue again. its wake an increase in contributions to the SSA Leave Fund and Loan Fund. During the year under review, few members retired honourably and they serve as a beacon of hope to some of Conversely, it has brought an equal measure of challenges. us that with a purposeful mentality we can live to 60 years! There will be more duties to perform in respect of workers’ We wish them well. demand for qualitative working environment and demands that are welfare-related. On the obverse, Mother SSNIT lost a few of us through death. We wish to express our profound sorrows and prayers to the During the year, the SSA held its Working Committee Meeting bereaved families, taking consolation in the fact that though in Kumasi. It went well. I can boast of a high patronage and we die, we are alive in Christ. the fact that for the first time in the annals of SSA activities, the Director General was able to attend and deliver his May I end on a very positive note. The past Executives of keynote address. His presence added premium to the the SSA have contributed to the uplift of the Association proposition that Management is very much interested in the and they must be remembered and commended at every affairs of the SSA. opportunity.
4 The Leave Fund was established in 2012. Today the interest Finally, I wish to reiterate my call for dedicated service from investments offer staff some extra income to manage from Members and I hope the Year 2017 will be filled with their lives. achievements and corporate satisfaction.
Following the 3rd Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the I am blessed and I hope all members of the SSA are. SSA held at Cape Coast in May 2008, the Loan Fund was established with effect from January 2009. The benefits of CHEERS! the Fund cannot be over-emphasized. A majority of us have patronised the Loan Fund and it is my wish that the Fund will grow bigger than now.
Goodwill Message
The year just ended came with both challenges and joy. We thank the almighty that together with Management and Senior Staff Association, industrial peace was maintained which has undoubtedly improved work performance.
FROM THE SSNIT LOCAL UNION Mr. Frank Oppong Ag. National Secretary, Local Union
This year 130 of our members joined the The welfare of many pensioners had also been Senior Staff group and that is a good omen improved by the periodic review of minimum demonstrating that we the junior staff have pension. The Trust continues to be the biggest capacity to pursue higher academic and non-banking financial institution fuelling all professional laurels. sectors of the Ghanaian economy.
We are indeed happy at the development and This year also saw the consolidation of the urge our members to continue to strive for higher Executive arm of the Trust by the appointment of productivity and academic breakthrough to three Deputy Director Generals. improve upon their lives that would also benefit such as Contributors, Pensioners and the Trust. We are looking forward for more innovations next year (2017), which promises to be more positive. Progress made by the Trust this year is so significant. The automation of our work systems, We urge all staff to put in their maximum to have improved record-keeping and payment of improve the business of SSNIT. benefits. Our work systems have been divided May the Almighty God preserve the souls of into smaller units for higher productivity. members that parted ways with us to be with the Working systems such as accommodation, Lord and preserve all of us to be able to make transportation and equipment such as computers exploits for the Trust and our families. have been acquired to enhance productivity.
5 Goodwill Message
Afi oooo!!! Afi!! Efe Yeye Na Mi, Afehyia pa have once again come full circle through the New Year of 2016 to another New Year of 2017 and time once again for us, as a Webody, to reflect on how well we did on the achievement of the objectives we set for ourselves in 2016, take stock of the gaps and strategise for 2017.
Mrs. Faustina Nti FROM SSNIT LADIES CLUB President, SSNIT Ladies Club
The SSNIT Ladies Club in the course of 2016 stayed true to its the new work-based technologies that have been provided mandate to seek the welfare of female workers of the Trust. to enhance work processes in the Operations, Finance, We sought to do this by taking cognizance of our social, Benefits, Human Resource and Legal Services Division. emotional, physical and intellectual needs. We set out to provide these services through the organization of Health I encourage us all to continue to put our best feet forward Walk, Health Talk, Excursion, Seminars and Career-related towards the attainment of our collective goal of moving Workshop among other major activities. SSNIT forward to the point at which it becomes the model for the administration of Social Protection Scheme in Africa and We are happy to note that irrespective of the tight schedules beyond. Ladies, we will achieve this vision in Unity, in Love that had to be managed, these activities were accomplished and through the provision of unalloyed service to ourselves and well patronized. and to our esteemed stakeholders.
I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to May we continue to find satisfaction and fulfilment in the Management, the Ladies Club Executives - both National service we give to each other and may God bless us and and Area, Ladies and our male colleagues for the immense grant us a most fulfilling 2017. support we have enjoyed in the course of the year. Long Live SSNIT!!!! We pray for further deepening of this support in 2017 and look forward for guidance, direction, budgetary and moral Long Live the SSNIT Ladies Club!!!!! support from all quarters. Unity, Love and Service remain our clarion call. The year 2016 has been, by all accounts a successful year - a year in which we have worked assiduously in consolidating
The International Social Security dynamic systems and policies Director General Association (ISSA) has appointed worldwide. SSNIT has been a Mr. Ernest Thompson, Director member since 1986, and was the Chairs ISSA Investment General of the Social Security first Social Security Administrator and National Insurance Trust south of the Sahara to convert (SSNIT) as the Chairman of its its Provident Fund scheme into a Commission ISSA Technical Commission on pension scheme. Investment of Social Security Funds, at its just-ended conference The ISSA Technical Commission in Geneva, Switzerland. on Investment of Social Security Funds, is an 8-member body Mr. Thompson becomes the first with its focus on improvement African to chair the Commission. of governance structures and processes (through the vehicle of The ISSA is the world’s leading the ISSA Investment Guidelines), international organization which improving analysis of the brings together, Social Security management and performance of administrations and agencies. It reserve funds (ISSA Reserve Fund provides information, research, Monitor), and sharing information expert advice and platforms for on investment practices. members to build and promote
6 "LOVEMARK” OR RESPECT? – THE POWER OF EMOTIONAL
once asked a group of MBA students why a local brand their lives. Secondly, we have to be courageous enough to such as Kasapreko Company Ltd, brewers of the hugely also create the type of products and brand that motivate popular Alomo Gin Bitters beverage inspires deep loyalty contributors to the scheme which in a way will stimulate amongst patrons and they almost invariably gave the their minds. Isame answer: the power of emotional branding. Today, if you look at the purpose of marketing at SSNIT, it In the near decade or so since its introduction to the has gone beyond the traditional marketing mix. The task Ghanaian market, the Alomo Bitters drink has developed now is for SSNIT to connect emotionally with our consumers an extraordinary bond with its customers: it is universally by making their brand irresistible. Before, the mantra was to loved. Why? Because Kasapreko connects with people and make the brand irreplaceable. That is not enough today, it marketing professionals will tell you emotions sell. has to be irresistible.
The idea of emotional branding involves “humanizing” the We would have to now switch the power from the brand to brand. For a brand to be successful, I have always held the the contributors. To successfully create an emotional bond, notion that an emotional bond must be developed between the SSNIT brand has to give itself to the contributors and the buyer and the product. The straightforward trick is let them own it. The goal of SSNIT should be to become a to build emotions in brands and it will be loved and well- “lovemark” – which means it has won love and respect. With known, too. both attributes, our product (pension administration) will have an emotional connection that leads to a long- term An emotional branding approach is the crucial defining relationship with contributors. element that separates success from indifference in the marketplace. Indeed, emotional branding brings a new Today the SSNIT brand must be seen to transcend respect. level of credibility and personality to a brand by connecting If you ask me if I want SSNIT to be respected, or loved and powerfully with people on a personal and holistic level. It respected, my answer would be the latter. Love is about elevates purchases / services usage based on the need to action. It is about creating a meaningful relationship. It the realm of desire. is a constant process of keeping in touch, working with consumers, understanding them and spending time with With the rise in globalization, local companies in Ghana them. Two of my favourite lovemarks in Ghana are Coca- such as SSNIT have to make an effort to ensure the values Cola and Chocho Tea! communicated to the consumers are consistent with their internal values. If you look at powerful emotional brands However, reaching “lovemark” status is not without its around the world like Apple Computers and Target (the perils. Consumers generally are emotionally fickle and can number two US discount retailer behind Wal-Mart), they just easily fall out of love with a brand. It is only how well are from companies that favour inspiration and prioritize marketers and brand custodians manage those relationships the look and feel of brands and deliver consistency in their that stem the tide. How many Ghanaian companies have products. explored celebrity endorsement deals that can transform their brand from just a product to the hippest statement you The people who are driving those brands have tremendous could make for yourself? The example of Nike and Michael desire to use the brands not just for commerce but also to Jordan, the basketball legend is there for us to refer to and influence the world around them. It is important to humanize pick a page from. brands – the idea is not just to create pretty pictures but to communicate a more profound truth about the company or Nothing is durable. We are living in a world where you cannot brand. look at the past because the future is being played out every day, so our SSNIT brand has to continue to surprise and For SSNIT to successfully humanize its brand, we must adopt evolve and bring new solutions to contributors. and have the humility to be able to observe and understand our contributors, not from the way we do research in focus It starts with YOU! groups but by finding ways to observe them in reality in BY LORD KORAMOA, MARKETING MANAGER.
7 Klagon
BOARD VISITS SSNIT PROJECTS
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he Board of Trustees of SSNIT visited a number of construction sites between July Tand September this year The project included the Klagon and Sakumono as well as the Makola Shopping Mall construction site
Others were the Switchback Road and the Dunkonah Project sites and also the Trust Sports Emporium. We bring readers pictures from some of the inspection tours.
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9 SSNIT INTRANET (THEN, NOW AND THE FUTURE)
THEN ▶ A Recruitment module to allow HR Department to advertise job vacancies internally. SSNIT has been faced with the problem of paper based communication which did not help the Trust to optimize ▶ A Documents module to provide a single repository the use of the Information Communication and Technology of corporate documents. (ICT) infrastructure in place. ▶ A photo gallery module to showcase various The MIS Division set out to find a way to address manual corporate events. processes with the aim of bringing efficiency through The MIS team has been monitoring the user engagement technology to internal communication. on the Intranet so far and the numbers have been amazing. The first Intranet intended to improve efficiency and At the time of writing, there were 18,175 staff interactions effectiveness of secretaries as internal files, documents and through the Birthday module alone. memos were going to be easily accessed by all authorized These are a couple of testimonials that have come in via the staff from their desk, thus curbing issues of missing Feedback Module: documents and misfiling. “Hello kudos for the good work being done. I would The Intranet was also going to provide an electronic notice like to see a feature where the colour for Friday wear board for the Corporate Affairs Department to post notices will appear for the week so that staff do not miss on events and activities. It was also going to facilitate the correct colour to wear on Fridays. Thank you.” sharing of data to help the Trust to achieve the envisaged -- Mrs. Adelaide Nhyiraba Denkyira-Toppoh paperless office. “You are doing very well with this system. Keep it up.” Unfortunately, the Intranet was not officially launched, even -- Mr. Nathan Nablah though certain features of it was used by selected staff to facilitate their daily schedules. “The internet is now better than ever.” -- Mr. Eugene Marfo Odame NOW Below is a screen shot of monthly usage statistics of the new Picking up the pieces from the not-so-successful first version intranet since it was launched in May 2016. of the Intranet, the new one set out to:
▶ Deliver better internal communication
▶ Foster staff engagement
▶ Promote organisational culture and more;
Some of the features that were included to achieve these are:
▶ A Notice Board to minimize the use of the Outlook for sending corporate announcements.
▶ A Staff Birthday Module to enable staff send birthday messages to celebrants.
▶ A Pay Advice module to replace the use of corporate email to send pay slips.
10 FUTURE The MIS Division in recent times has adopted a strategy to periodically send MIS staff out on secondment to different MIS intends to leverage on new web technologies to further organisations. The intent is to enrich the staff’s experience enhance the capabilities of the Intranet. through exposure to other systems and cultures outside SSNIT, without losing the valuable contribution that the In the future: staff gives to the Division. In the process, the following is achieved: ▶ Staff will be able to securely access the Intranet from anywhere outside the office and on any mobile ▶ The career development of the individual or staff device. involved
▶ Having enjoyed the most patronage so far, the ▶ The chance for an individual to gain some new skills Birthday Module will be further enhanced to even and some experience in management make the engagements more Personal and Real. ▶ Providing staff with the chance to work on and ▶ Staff will also be provided with other ways to share manage short-term projects and collaborate with each other via forums, polls, surveys and more. ▶ Giving staff an overview of ICT technology and solutions outside SSNIT We at MIS are particularly excited about the Intranet and its progress so far and will continue to work on it to The experience generally enriches the staff’s perspective further improve internal communication and foster staff of Information and Communications Technology as engagement. implemented in organisations, and the role of ICT among the business or user groups for which ICT services are provided.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SECONDMENT The Division, in the past year, has sent out two members of staff from the MIS Division on secondment. One has returned Secondment describes the temporary movement of an from SIMNET Ghana at the end of the period, and the second official member of staff from their current role or job in is still on secondment at NTHC. SSNIT to another position or employment in a different organisation. BY DR. CALEB AFAGLO, GENERAL MANAGER, MIS.
he Management of the Social Security and National SSNIT PRESENTS GH¢ 35,000 TO Insurance Trust presented GH¢35,000.00 to the TGhana Blind Union (GBU) at their office in Accra. GHANA BLIND UNION Mrs Victoria Abaidoo, the Acting Corporate Affairs Manager, who presented the cheque to the Union reiterated that SSNIT was making the donation as part of its corporate social responsibility activities towards a charitable cause and also assisting the union to upgrade its ICT facilities.
The Executive Director of the GBU, Dr Peter Obeng-Asamoa, thanked the Trust for the donation and encouraged other organizations to follow suit.
Technology is making visually impaired people do more by using the computers and smart phones to upgrade themselves, he said.
Dr Obeng Asamoa disclosed that the union has trained more than 600 people who are currently working as teachers to assist in the development of the country.
The Ghana Blind Union is a merger of the Ghana Association of the Blind and The Ghana Society of the Blind.
BY: JAMES ADDY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS Mrs. Victoria Abaidoo, presenting the dummy cheque to Dr. Peter Obeng-Asamoa REP.
11 SSNIT CUTS SOD FOR 40 POLICE POSTS... sod-cutting ceremony to symbolize the start of the building of 40 prototype Police posts totalling 3.6 million Ghana cedis in various parts Aof the country was held at a site near the Abattoir on the Motorway in Accra.
The project is being funded by SSNIT and each of the Police posts is estimated to cost between GHc 19,000 and GHc 130,000 according to their respective locations.
Each Police post will comprise facilities such as an operations room, armoury and a washroom.
In a speech Mr Noel Addo, DDG 1 who represented the Director-General described the ground-breaking ceremony as historic as it provided SSNIT with the opportunity of its 50th Anniversary to partner the Ghana Police Service in providing social protection for Ghanaians.
Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Frank Adu Poku, the Director-General Technical of the Police Service, who also stood in for the Inspector-General of Police, described the sod- cutting as a symbolic milestone in the history of Ghana’s policing endeavour to enhance visibility across the country with SSNIT as a faithful partner.
Members of SSNIT Executive team present were Mr Stephen Yeboah, Chief Actuary and Ms Eva Amegashie, Corporate Affairs Manager.
Police officers at the function were COP, Rose Bio Atinga, Director General, Research and Planning, DCOP Beatrice Z Vib-Sanziri, Director-General, Human Resource Development. Others were DCOP J K Sika-Nartey, Director Projects, DCOP Paul Awuni, Regional Commander, Tema and Supt. Cephas Arthur, Director, Public Affairs.
Caption: (Top) Mr. Addo cutting the sod to mark the start of the project. Looking on with a shovel is COP Rose Atinga and the team from SSNIT and Ghana Police Service.
(Bottom) COP Atinga scooping some of the earth after the sod-cutting.
… BUILDS TUC COLLEGE of thirty (30) months and the property when completed will be donated to the TUC who he Social Security and National will take responsibility of its maintenance. Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has began the Tconstruction of a five - storey building ... AND SALAGA MARKET to replace the current dilapidated Ghana Labour College at Ridge, Accra as part of its The Trust as part of its social responsibility corporate social responsibilities marking its has entered into a partnership with the Accra 50th Anniversary . Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to reconstruct the Salaga market (Slaha Market) in the The Ghana Labour College is the training central business district of Accra. institution that handles all educational objectives of the Trades Union Congress A sod-cutting ceremony which was performed (TUC), which oversees and regulates all the on behalf of the President by Mr Julius Debrah, labour issues of the seventeen (17) labour Chief of Staff in December 2016, marked the unions in Ghana. beginning of the construction of a modern edifice which will increase the trading stores Members of the unions are the bedrock and from 600 to 1,000. Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah contributors to the Social Security Scheme . Secretary General, TUC The project is expected to be completed by The construction is expected to cover a period the end of 2017.
12 Capacity of Prosecutors has also been enhanced. For the MASS PROSECUTION first time the Department was able to organise training of its Prosecutors by the Judicial Training Institute where very EXERCISE – 2016 important topics were taught to broaden the scope and knowledge of the Prosecutors and to equip them with the requisite skills. he Mass Prosecution Exercise invloves the Taggressive, decisive CHALLENGES and prompt prosecution ▶ Our major challenge is having substantive of defaulting and non- prosecutors in all the Branches. This poses problems compliant employers when it comes to effective prosecution activity. on a very large scale. This exercise is a major ▶ Unable to locate Establishments and the Directors activity on the calendar of of Companies as a result of inadequate information Prosecutions Department. on files is another critical issue that slows down prosecution activity generally. Mass prosecution is a quarterly exercise co- ▶ We however envisage a robust 2017 in view of the fact ordinated and directed that we have been assured of additional Prosecutors. by the Prosecutions This will go a long way to strengthen and enhance Department under the auspices of the General Manager, our Mass Prosecution Exercise. Operations.
The objective is to enforce compliance with the National THE ROLES OF KEY PLAYERS Pensions Act (Act 766) on a Mass Scale in order to ensure The Branch Managers who are at the heart of the exercise that employers submit all outstanding contribution in terms of providing the essentials for the exercise play reports, pay all contributions due as well as see to the their role by bringing up all the non-compliant employers registration of all employees of their establishments. for prosecution in collaboration with the Branch Prosecutor.
Section 83 of the National Pensions Act (Act 766) makes Compliance Officers by virtue of their schedule are very provision for the prosecution of any employer who fails to strategic in the quest to investigate and locate employers honour the obligations outlined above. Not less than eighty or directors of defunct and dormant establishments. They (80) criminal Summons are to be served by each branch in assist in the service of the mass criminal summons prepared. the course of the exercise. The Area Prosecutors provide technical support and assist WHAT THE EXERCISE ENTAILS generally the Branch Prosecutors in the preparation and prosecution of mass employers. In this exercise all establishments on the indebtedness schedule that are not in court and have not negotiated The Branch Prosecutor is the main operator in this Mass are to be listed for prosecution hence criminal summons Prosecution Exercise. The whole exercise of prosecution in prepared are served on them accordingly. the court rests on his or her shoulders.
All establishments that have not submitted contribution An extensive Court Situational Report is prepared and reports or have contribution reports outstanding are submitted to the Prosecutions Department and the Area prepared for prosecution. Office by the Branch Prosecutor. This informs the Department on all the proceedings in the court that may need directions Establishments whose negotiated agreements have or interventions. been abrogated are also served with criminal summons. Employers whose demand notices have expired but have OUTCOME/RESULTS OF MASS PROSECUTION not negotiated or paid outrightly are immediate candidates for prosecution. EXERCISE
Prosecution activities for the year under review have largely The Mass Prosecution Exercise leads to mass retrievals been successful. as well as mass compliance enforcement. It also occasions massive reduction in the indebtedness schedule. There has been quite a marked improvement in some of the performance indicators in spite of certain challenges. The mass prosecution exercise undoubtedly plays a critical role in ensuring employer compliance on a large scale and Total arrears retrieved in the year (up to October 2016) stood it is only important that we continue to review it to make it at GH¢38,713,570.00. The number of court actions initiated much more effective and efficient in subsequent exercises. for the year stands at 6,928. Also 13,354 files were handled for the year. Total cases disposed of rose to 3,388 as of BY EMMANUEL BADOO, PROSECUTIONS MANAGER. October, 2016.
13 He pledged his willingness to work with the incoming SSA EXECUTIVES CALL ON executives to clarify issues which might agitate their minds on some decisions of management. Mr DIRECTOR GENERAL Thompson also praised the current Board of Trustees for being supportive and urged the SSA executives to delegation of both the newly elected and educate their members to reciprocate the Board’s out-going Executives of the SSNIT Senior effort, by working hard to provide quality service. Staff Association (SSA) called on Mr. Ernest A Mr Emmanuel Peter Brown, the outgoing President of Thompson, the Director General in his office. SSA thanked Mr Thompson for his vision to transform The visit was meant to thank Management SSNIT through technology and his concern for staff and particularly Mr Thompson for the support welfare. and cooperation they gave the just-ended 5th Quadrennial Conference of the SSA, held at Fiapre The new President, Mr Kuuku Welsing-Jones praised near Sunyani, in the Brong Ahafo Region. Mr Thompson, and claimed he (Mr Thompson ) has lived to realize his vision of taking up the leadership Ms Sampson who represented the Director General of SSNIT, and transforming it for the benefit of its at the conference intimated that the Conference stakeholders. was successful and that the delegates were grateful for the special interest Mr Thompson showed in He pledged on behalf of the executives to work improving the welfare of staff. together with management to improve the service conditions of staff. Mr Thompson thanked the outgoing executives for their ability to balance the interest of the Trust The leadership of the SSA later presented special and staff which had led to the peaceful industrial plaques to Mr Thompson and Ms Sampson. atmosphere the Trust was enjoying.
The new SSA Executives. Mr. Thompson being presented with the citation Immediate past SSA Executives. by Mr. Peter Brown, immediate past SSA President.
14 I eventually enrolled at a boys’ school, Kaneshie Secondary Technical School which had few vacancies for girls. My father was very elated about the news of my admission.
I outperformed all the boys in my class and was given a scholarship in the third term of my first year, so I ended up not paying fees at all. What I had already paid, was refunded to me.
Newsletter: Any strict upbringing at home, or was it relaxed?
Ms Lomo: My father was very strict but never caned or beat MS. REBECCA LOMO any of us. He ensured that we did things right. I believe his strictness has impacted on me. As a result, I expect SPEAKS TO THE everyone to do things right. Newsletter: Now, tell us about the rest of your educational path. Newsletter Ms. Lomo: I started school at Asikasu Methodist and continued at the La Wireless Sixth Primary and Middle s Rebecca Atswei Lomo, immediate past Chief School, Kaneshie Secondary Technical School, Accra Internal Auditor of SSNIT retired in June this year Polytechnic, School of Administration (currently University Mafter 20 years of devoted and dedicated service to of Ghana Business School). the Trust. Newsletter: When did you join SSNIT? She recently shared some thoughts with the Newsletter on her experiences and gave suggestions to improve the Ms. Lomo : I joined SSNIT in April 1996. Trust. Newsletter: What do you consider to be your major Newsletter: Good Morning, Madam, can you please tell us achievements in SSNIT? briefly about yourself? Ms. Lomo: I introduced other types of internal auditing Ms. Lomo: I was born in La on June 13, 1956. My parents besides financial audit. These are Management and were Nii Anang Lomo, a merchant and a farmer and my Performance, Information System audit and expanded mother was Deborah Ablah-Dede Yakah, a petty trader. I the scope of operational audit from only financial audit was the second child among four siblings. to cover areas as Fixed Assets and the Operational Environment. Newsletter: Any challenge while growing up? I executed changes including staff rationalisation with Ms. Lomo: Yes, I had a big challenge with finance. My late the support of the then Department of Human Resource father had lost all his investments a few years before I was to improve the audit function delivery which turned the born which he hoped to recover but never did. department into an effective value-added governance tool I gained admission to Wesley Girls High School but could of the Trust. Unfortunately, this changed in 2010 under a not attend because of lack of money to pay my fees. different administration. The current Director General, Mr
15 Ernest Thompson is trying to improve it. Ms Lomo: I believe I largely influenced foreign travelling for staff because by including in the budget foreign travel for I also recommended many, many controls for improvement my Department’s staff, led other heads to also include such in the Trust’s policies, procedures and also internal controls training in their budgets which used to be the prerogative of to safeguard assets. I was able to save the Trust moneys from HR Development Department and top management. over-invoicing of some suppliers. I designed an effective system of reporting and transfer of data for all Areas and Newsletter: How did you face criticisms? Branch offices and also recommended the use of actual contributions for the payment of Social Security benefits Ms. Lomo: I believe criticism shaped my life though not all which has been approved by the Board of Trustees for of them were constructive. Sometimes I felt sad, but did not implementation. ignore them and did not find excuses to challenge them. I tried to use the best I could from all criticisms. I drew strength Newsletter: What are some of the challenges you faced in from the Lord Jesus Christ and God the father. the course of your official duties with SSNIT ? Newsletter: Any regrets in life? Ms. Lomo: Some of the challenges include being misunderstood by some Internal Audit staff regarding Ms. Lomo: I should have given more time to God’s work and the functions of the Department. The audit function is a consider how to make amends. governance tool so it should be a step ahead of all other Newsletter: What are your hobbies? operating areas of the Trust. However, some of the staff misunderstood the functions and thought I was too hard on Ms Lomo: Reading, beach strolling and swimming. them. Managers and staff attitude towards the audit function is a big challenge to Audit Report management which is a Newsletter: Do you share any religious faith? critical success factor in performance measurement. Ms. Lomo: I was baptized into the Methodist Church and had Delays in response to Audit Queries for clearance obviously remained a Methodist until October 2015. I was worshipping impinges on audit report delivery which impacts negatively at the La Emmanuel and Lakoo Methodist Societies but now on the Trust. it is Accra Ridge Church even though I still help the church at La. The Trust’s system of rewarding is weighed against performance for length of service. In my view, it discourages Newsletter: What is your role in the church? high performance. High performers should be motivated I am a lay preacher and also Steward and with higher responsibilities with higher pay and not length Ms. Lomo: Chairman of the Finance Committee. I also serve on Greater of service. Accra Christian Fellowship Advisory Board. Newsletter: What are some of the management Any advice to your successors? responsibilities you handled? Newletter: Ms. Lomo: They should continue to work hard and review Ms. Lomo: I worked as an Accounts Manager at the Operations audit operations to meet modern auditing trends. Pressure Accountant’s Department, Operations Accountant -Northern Managers and staff to improve their response to audit Sector, represented Management in negotiations with queries for clearance. the Identifiable Bodies in respect of Conditions of Service between 2002 and 2006. Chairman and member of various Newsletter: Thank you, Ms Lomo, for making time to speak Comittees including the Disciplinary Committee. to us.
Newsletter: Any other relevant information? Ms Lomo: Thank you too and God bless you!
Ms. Lomo cutting the 60th birthday cake.. Ms. Lomo with members of the SSNIT Ladies Ms. Lomo with some Managers of SSNIT . Club and staff.
16 SSNIT DONATES GHc 50,000 to ASSIST Staff of Corporate Affairs and the team from Creative New Beginnings. AUTISTIC CHILDREN
he Management of Social Security and National grew, parents of autistic children would also have the peace Insurance Trust (SSNIT) donated GH¢50,000.00 to of mind to work hard and contribute to the scheme. Creative New Beginnings, the charity organization T Mr Ocran thanked the management of SSNIT for the dedicated to the care of autistic children at Fafraha in the Adentan Municipality near Accra. donation and assured that the money would be judiciously used to expand the facility as intended. He disclosed that The cheque was presented by Mrs Victoria Abaidoo, then Creative New Beginnings is a platform through which Acting Corporate Affairs Manager and received by Mr Seth parents of autistic children team up with instructors to build Ocran, Director of Creative New Beginnings. a future for their children
She reiterated that the donation was a corporate social Autism is defined by Medical Today as "A neurological responsibility towards the expansion of facilities for autistic disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, children. affecting development and the person’s communication and social interaction skills". Mrs Abaidoo said, by assisting the vulnerable autistic children the Trust was helping society. She said if society BY: JAMES ADDY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP.
The SSNIT Team included Messrs Nii Adja Nablah, DDG World Bank Officials Visit 2, then General Manager Finance, Laud Senanu, General Manager Operations, Peter Hayibor, General Manager, SSNIT General Counsel, Noel Addo, DDG 1,then General Manager Investment and Development, Rev. Osei- he executive Management Team Bimpong, Immediate past General Manager, Special of Social Security and National Projects and Mrs Rosemary Sackey, General Manager TInsurance Trust (SSNIT) has met Benefits. with two officials from the World Bank Group at Pension House recently. The rest are Mr Stephen Yeboah, Chief Actuary, Dr Caleb Afaglo, General Manager MIS, Mr Van Hein Sackey, Messrs Will Price, Senior Financial Sector General Manager Special Projects and Ms Sheila specialist and Alexander Berg, Senior Sampson, Immediate past General Manager, Human Specialist. Resource & Administration.
They visited the Trust and held discussions on Corporate Governance issues of the Trust. Some of the issues discussed included Strategic Management, Risk Management, Internal and External Corporate Governance. Other issues discussed were systems of control, Investment Management, Financial Sustainability of the Trust, Policy on the Disclosure, Code of Mr Stephen Yeboah Conduct for Trustees, Management and Staff. They were in the country under the making a presentation Messrs Alexander Berg (left) and Will Price (right). auspices of the Ministry of Finance.
17 PROF JOSHUA ALABI RECEIVES STATE AWARD
he President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency of which was “The effects of ethnicity in Political Marketing Presidency John Dramani Mahama has conferred in Ghana”, which won the Best Conference Paper Award, Tthe state award of “Officer of the Order of the Volta” judged by peers in 2007, at the Clute Institute Academic on Professor Joshua Alabi, the Chairman of the Board of Research Conference in Las Vegas, USA. Trustees of SSNIT. When the country was ushered into constitutional rule in Prof. Alabi , who is the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the 1992, Prof. Alabi participated in the parliamentary elections University of Professional Service (UPS) was decorated with and was elected the National Democratic Congress MP for the medal on behalf of the state by the Rt. Hon. Edward Doe the Krowor Constituency in Greater Accra. Adjaho, the Speaker of Parliament at a ceremony where 32 other personalities were also given awards in various He also distinguished himself as the Greater Accra and categories. Northern Regional Minister during that administration.
A citation read in honour of Prof. Alabi noted that he served The citation said Prof. Alabi found time to engage in extra- as the Rector of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) curriculum activities in furtherance of the country. from 2008 to 2012. In sports, he served as the General Secretary of the Ghana During his tenure as Rector, UPS received Presidential League Clubs Association (GHALCA) between March 1994 Charter to become an autonomous university. and April 1997.
Under his leadership as Vice-Chancellor, UPS made giant He also served on the Ghana Football Association strides from a humble beginning to become one of the Management Board and also as Coordinator of the Black prestigious public universities in Ghana and Africa. Stars Management Committee.
The citation said under his leadership, UPS had produced It is in recognition of his public service and the development and continue to produce quality human resource. of education that the award was conferred on him.
It said Professor Alabi participated in a number of local BY JAMES ADDY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP. and international workshops and presented papers one
18 PENSIONERS AND THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES r. Joseph Emmanuel Allotey-Pappoe, a retired Plan for your retirement by: General Manager of SSNIT, and former CEO of Makola MMarkets Ltd. has advised that a pensioner should not ▶ Registering and contributing to the SSNIT scheme to neglect his/her social responsibilities during retirement. eventually have a pension;
Towards this end, he proposed that a prospective pensioner ▶ Ensure that you saved a portion of your income by should be well-prepared towards his/her retirement by taking up a personal annuity plan to supplement observing some do’s and don’ts. your pension;
The one-time head of SSNIT Government Operations ▶ Be wise in living according to your means. and Public Affairs and General Manager Operations and Administration made this assertion in his keynote address In retirement, at the 25th Anniversary Reception of the Retired SSNIT Staff Association (RESSA) in Accra. ▶ Be a leader in organizing your family to have a financial plan for its social activities such as Mr. Allotey-Pappoe said it was a duty that every individual marriages, child outdooring, funerals, and the like, had to perform to maintain a balance between the economy which would result in each active member making and the ecosystem. Heading that one’s social responsibility regular or monthly contributions towards the above- could be passive. He added or active, by performing named emergencies . activities that directly advance social goals. In the case of a pensioner, he asserted that his/her social responsibility was In all these, Mr. Allotey-Pappoe advised that the state morally binding, and suggested that each pensioner act in a must also take up its responsibility of creating an enabling way that minimized the adverse effect on those immediately atmosphere for the elderly in society to have a peaceful and around them. graceful retirement. He suggested that there was need for a national forum to consider a national social policy which Mr. Allotey-Pappoe reminded the members of RESSA that would include among others a comprehensive welfare the responsibilities of pensioners as the heads or elders of package for senior citizens, adding that SSNIT should take their respective families could only be properly discharged if the lead in sponsoring such a forum. a pensioner observed the following: BY JAMES ADDY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP.
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.
Abe Lemons Mr. T. F. Ohene former GM Operations (3rd left) and Mr. J.E. Allotey- Pappoe joined by the some of the RESSA Executives to cut the anniversary cake. 19 PRESIDENT INAUGURATES TRUST SPORTS EMPORIUM
20 INAUGURATION OF TRUST SPORTS EMPORIUM IN PICTURES
is Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has inaugrated Hthe Trust Sports Emporium near Jamestown in Accra.
The multi-purpose sports complex consists of an open air boxing arena with a seating capacity of 7,000. It also has a sports hall / auditorium for indoor sporting activities such as basketball, volleyball, table tennis with a combined spectatorship area for 800.
The Trust Sports Emporium has on its premises a two-storey aerobic, physiotherapy and gymnasium, a conference hall, a 10-lane Olympic size swimming pool, a restaurant and a three-storey school block.
The project which is one of the corporate responsibility programmes of the Trust was to mark its 50th Anniversary held last year is a joint ventureship between SSNIT (60%) share and ETC Polska of Poland (40%)
21 Mr. Thompson signing off the project.
Mr. Mensah (left) presenting the document to Mr. Senanu.
Among these, the suite incorporates self-service THE OBS PROJECT SIGNED OFF management components namely the Biometric Terminal and a Portal. he SSNIT Management Team and the Operational Business Suite (OBS) Vendors have officially signed off The project started in 2012 with the award of contract Tthe OBS Project at a ceremony held at Pension House to Messrs Perfect Business Systems (Ghana) / Silverlake in Accra. (Malaysia) Consortium.
The SSNIT Team was led by Mr Ernest Thompson, the Director Mr Ernest Thompson, the Director General of SSNIT and General and included Mr Laud Senanu, Acting General also the OBS Project Sponsor commended past executives Manager, Operations and Chairman of the OBS Steering of SSNIT for the initiation of the project and the current Committee, Dr Caleb Afaglo, Acting General Manager MIS, executives for the wealth of knowledge they brought on Mrs Rosemary Sackey, Acting General Manager Benefits, Mr board which helped in the implementation of the project. Peter Hayibor, General Manager, General Counsel Division, Ms. Evangeline Amegashie, the Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr Thompson stressed the need for further skills training for Ms Sheila Sampson, General Manager, Admin and HR, Mr the MIS and IT staff and said that even though the project Stephen Yeboah, Chief Actuary , Mr Henry Van Hein Sackey, was officially signed off, the work would still continue and Acting General Manager, Special Projects and Mr Elikem the relationship between the vendors and SSNIT would be a Amenuvor , of the Internal Audit Department. continuous one.
OBS Vendors was represented by Mr J. S Choo, Project Mr Laud Senanu, OBS Steering Committee Chairman said Manager, Silverlake, Mr Razak Moud Mazlan, Senior Vice that the OBS was the single most important initiative that President, Silverlake, Ms Juliet Kramer, CEO, Perfect has been taken by SSNIT to enhance service delivery through Business Systems, Mr Yoti Yaacob, Vice President , Silverlake, the application of Technology. Mr Ahmed Faudzli, Vice President, Hei Tech Ltd., Mr Subra, Project Manager, Hei Tech Ltd, Jimmy Ting, Managing Mr Yoti Yaacob, who spoke on behalf of the Vendors said Director , Data Micron and Mr Charles Boako -Aggrey, Project that one lesson he particularly learnt was the steadfastness Coordinator, Perfect Business Systems. of the two teams amidst difficulties and challenges which had seen the project through. He commended the Director SSNIT implemented the Phase 1 in May 2014 while the Phase General and Project Sponsor for his continuous support and 2 commenced July 2015. guidance throughout the project and expressed their desire to work with SSNIT on future projects. This suite has been designed to cover the areas of Records keeping and Document Imaging, Member and Employer Mr John Hagan Mensah, the OBS Project Manager mentioned Registration, Contribution Management, Compliance and the critical role Mr Ernest Thompson played as the Project Prosecutions, Benefits Administration and Relationship Sponsor, saying his active participation went a long way to Channel Management. see the successive completion of the project. BY RITA AGYEN TAKYI, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP. 22 PRISONS SERVICE COUNCIL CALLS ON SSNIT five-member delegation from the Prisons Service Council Ahas paid a courtesy call on the Executive Team of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
The visit formed part of the advocacy efforts of the Council seeking audiences with stakeholders to support its 10-year- Mrs Abaidoo with some pupils of Bishop Girls Primary. development plan.
Code-named “Project Efiase”, the plan aimed at mobilizing funds and resources to improve conditions in the country’s GHANA LIBRARY AUTHORITY prisons. The delegation was led by Rev. Dr Stephen Wengan, the RECEIVES BOOKS FROM THE Chairman of the Council, with Mr Solomon Appiah, Mr L. K. A. Ansah , Director of Prisons, Ms Caroline Kabah, Senior Chief Officer and Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, and TRUST Mr James B. Annan, of the Public Relations Unit, Prisons he Trust has donated a set of 150 variety of books Headquarters as members. to the Ghana Library Authority (GLA). Rev. Dr. Wengan intimated that among the 43 prisons in TThe donated books were written by Professor the country, only three (3) were purposely built to house Naana Opoku Agyemang, the current Minister of inmates, with the rest being mostly converted dungeons, Education. castles, forts, warehouses and abandoned hospitals. Mrs Victoria Abaidoo, Customer Relations Manager made He disclosed that the county’s prisons have a total holding the presentation of the books on behalf of the Trust. capacity of 9,000 inmates but currently have about 15,000 inmates. In her speech Mrs Abaidoo reiterated that the Trust seeks to ensure that the minds and brains of students who gain He said Nsawam Prison for instance was built to hold 850 formal education are nurtured well beginning from their inmates but currently has 3,000, while Kumasi built for 450 basic level and also to make sure they learn, read and inmates holds 2,500. entertain themselves through these books.
The Director General Mr Thompson, empathized with In addition, she encouraged GLA to make use of the the Management of the Ghana Prisons Service on their books effectively to enable children to speak fluently and challenges and said SSNIT champions social protection confidently and also expressed hope that the donation of the vulnerable and this resonates with the 10-year would also help readers come out as knowledgeable development plan of the service. and successful and contribute their quota to the nation.
He called for the formation of a committee to represent the Mrs Rebecca Akita, Ag Executive Director of the Ghana Prisons Service and SSNIT to come out with modalities on Library Authority received the books on behalf of the type of assistance that suited the two parties to adopt. GLA. She noted that the Trust had been a part of the contributors who donated to the library every year Other members of the SSNIT Executive Team and Heads and expressed her profound gratitude to the Trust. She of Department present were Mr Noel Addo, DDG 1, Mr Van promised to process and distribute the books to other Hein Sackey, General Manager Special Projects, Ms Eva regions and their branches for their readers and users to Amagashie, Corporate Affairs Manager, Dr Caleb Afaglo, make use of them. GM MIS, Ms Rebecca Lomo, Chief Internal Auditor, Mrs Faustina Nti, Strategic Planning Manager and Mr Kofi Sackey, BY VERONICA ANOM DARKO, CORPORATE AFFAIRS Procurement Manager. REP. BY JAMES ADDY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP.
Members of the Prison Council with the SSNIT Management.. Mrs Abaidoo presenting a book to Mrs Akita.. 23 PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION BY EXPATRIATES WORKING IN GHANA
ocial Security as part of the broader Social Protection, is a universal or global issue. Thus its basic source of law is the international law and Spractice which guide all domestic or country specific legislation on Social Security.
Social Security coverage is not based on nationality, but residence territory, or where the worker/employee engages in salaried activity. Mr. Peter Hayibor GM, General Counsel Division, SSNIT
Thus every country applies its social security laws to cover • Universal, all workers working within its territory. This is referred to as the Territoriality Principle of Compulsory Social Security. • Indivisible, • Inter-related and The sources of Social Security law are: • Interdependent, hence ought to be upheld and 1. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights, 1948 enforced everywhere. (Art 23).
2. International Labour Convention No. 102 of 1952, Definition of Social Security which set out the universal minimum standard of Social Security refers to an insurance system for human Social Security covering nine main contingencies. beings, without any discrimination and in all situations 3. 1966 U.N. International Covenant on Economic, of their lives, aimed at protecting the members of society Social and Cultural Rights which guarantees the against contingencies during their life time, including Social Security rights of people. Article 9 recognizes medical care, retirement, maternity, employment, injuries, the right of everyone to Social Security. invalidity, sickness, unemployment, family assistance and death. 4. 1989 U.N. Convention on Rights of Children which enjoins member states to provide for benefit of Act 766 in Section 58 clearly state those to whom the First children from the Social Security right of deceased Tier Basic Social Security Scheme applies, as follows: parents. Application of Social Security Scheme 5. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Immunities. 1. The Social Security scheme applies to 6. African Union Social Policy Framework, 2008. • Every employer and to every worker employed The cumulative effect of these sources are twofold, by its establishment. namely: • Any other employer, worker and self-employed i. Setting up the minimum standard of Social to whom the Social Security Act, 1991 Security, worldwide. (P.N.D.C. 247) applied immediately before the commencement of this Act, and ii. To ensure that no individual worker is left uncovered on grounds of nationality, or on • Self-employed persons, who opt to join the grounds of cross-border employment and as Social Security Scheme. much as possible, avoid compulsory double coverage of the individual. • Where a member has ceased to be employed, that member may continue to pay a monthly The official position of International law today is that contribution at the rate of thirteen and half per civil, political, economic and social rights of people, centum of that member’s declared income or including Social Security rights are: salary.
24 • Thus the Social Security law applies to all No. 102 of 1952), did not list any express exemptions. This workers in Ghana and not “Ghanaian Workers”. means that express exemption provided by statute, a An expatriate worker is simply a foreigner convention or treaty or customary international law, will who lives and works in Ghana and is therefore apply. covered by the definition of a worker, in Act 766. However, since 1991, the following exemptions made by • Indeed Section 7 of the Interpretation Act various legislation and international law were noted: of Ghana, 2009, Act 792 provides that every enactment shall unless a contrary intention • Ghana Armed Forces appears, apply to the whole of the Republic of • Public Officers (Pensionable Officers) Ghana. • Police Service
For Purposes of Expatriates Coverable, the • Prisons Service Following are some of the Categories in Ghana: • Teachers Pension Ordinance • Expatriates employed by Ghanaians or Ghanaian • Pensionable Officers of Government covered by CAP Companies 30. • Expatriates employed by Overseas-funded • Security and Intelligence Officers Act and Companies
• Expatriates employed by Social/Religious groups • University Superannuation Scheme.
• Expatriates employed by Foundations which register All the above listed, with the exception of the Ghana Armed in Ghana Forces are now to become part of the Three-Tier Scheme introduced by the National Pensions Act, 2008, Act 766, • It also includes foreigners assigned to Ghana on through a unification process. secondment by overseas registered companies
• Expatriates working for branches and representative Exemptions offices of overseas institutions in Ghana Section 31 of Act 766 exempts officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces and any other person who is expressly Indeed non-exempted expatriates have always been part of exempted by Law. the Social Security Scheme in Ghana. By the provision of this section 31 of Act 766, any worker Under the Social Security Act, 1965 (Act 279) which or employer in Ghana who claims that he is not coverable introduced Social Security into Ghana for the first time, under the Social Security Scheme must point at the created under Section 25(1) (d), an emigration benefit in particular law, treaty or agreement entered into by the the following words: “an emigration benefit payable to a Government of Ghana, which created the exemption. member of the fund who satisfied the Chief Administrator that he is emigrating or has emigrated permanently from Generally, the issue of determination of who is exempt from Ghana”. This was a Provident Fund Scheme. Social Security is left with the Social Security Administration to deal with on case by case basis, since it is an area that The Social Security Decree, 1972 (NRCD 127) which can be abused. continued the Provident Fund Scheme and which repealed the Social Security Act, 1965, continued with the emigration Regulation 53(6) of the Basic National Social Security Benefit under Section 40 (1) (d) payable to any member Scheme Regulations 2011, L.I. 1989 therefore provides that who was leaving Ghana permanently or had left Ghana. the Director General (SSNIT) shall issue a certificate to an employer or a person who is exempted under the scheme. The Social Security Decree, 1972 (NRCD.127), expressly exempted the following: Categories of Expatriates Exempted from • Persons in their official capacity accorded Compulsory Payment of Contributions to SSNIT can diplomatic status or employed in foreign missions. be Classified as Follows: • Lecturers and other academic staff of Universities of 1. Diplomatic Agents exempted under the Vienna Ghana, Science and Technology and Cape Coast. Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The Social Security Law 1991, PNDC Law 247, which 2. Officials of the United Nations and its Specialized repealed the Social Security Decree, 1972 (NRCD 127) and Agencies. which for the first time introduced a Social Security Pension Scheme in Ghana, having covered at least three of the nine 3. Exemptions under any Bilateral or Multilateral contingencies set up under the Minimum Standard of Social Agreement Binding on Ghana. Security (International Labour Organization Convention
25 4. Expatriates in Ghana under Suppliers Contract Again where a Diplomatic Agent engages a domestic on short-term basis to undertake installation of worker who is not a Ghanaian, he or she must be covered, equipment or machinery acquired by a Company in unless there is proof that the domestic worker belongs to a Ghana and for training or local workers in handling scheme of his home country. and maintenance. It is also important to note that the SSNIT Scheme does not 5. Expatriates under a Technology Transfer Agreement only cover old age pension. Whilst living and working in or Technical Services Agreement registered with the Ghana, an expatriate worker can suffer invalidity or death, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre on a short- and these are also covered by the SSNIT Scheme, as part term basis to undertake such Technology Transfer or of the nine contingencies of Social Security Worldwide. It Technical Service Assignment. is a worldwide human right and labour responsibility for every nation to put in place Social Protection measures, to 6. Expatriate on secondment on a short-term protect its working population. assignment in Ghana with an employer in Ghana, but who, whilst in Ghana, remains a member of the Ghana is a member of the International Labour Scheme of another country. Organization and Article 40 of the 1992 Constitution requires adherence to the principles enshrined in or as 7. Domestic Assistants of Diplomatic Agents who whilst the case may be, the aims and ideals of international in Ghana belong to a scheme of their home country, organizations, of which Ghana is a member. or another country, as provided for in the Vienna Convention. As already stated, enforcement and application of Social Security law is based on the territoriality principle of 8. Expatriates who are coverable, but on arrival in compulsory coverage, unless expressly exempted. The Ghana to start work are over 45 years old. principle seeks to prevent non-coverage of a worker, purely because of nationality or change in work location. It must be noted that even for exemptions for Diplomatic Agents, where a diplomatic agent or his family member As a universal, human, constitutional, economic and engages in another employment in the country outside the social right of the worker, as well as a mechanism for diplomatic work, the Social Security Law will apply to that poverty reduction, Social Security administrators are other work. enjoined to ensure full coverage. This means all coverable establishments or employers must be registered, and all coverable workers must be registered.
FIRST COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE HELD IN KUMASI
he first Compliance Dealing with Challenges in Conference of SSNIT has Compliance Enforcement. been held in Kumasi. It was T Mr Noel Addo DDG 1 who attended by over 230 compliance officers in the Trust. represented the Director-General, Some members of the SSNIT Executive Team urged all compliance officers The first of its kind, the to step up efforts to retrieve all conference, ran on the theme contributions in arrears. Compliance Enforcement and the new Technology- The Key to the He disclosed that the Trust spends Sustainability of the Scheme. substantial amounts of money paying benefits and that there Among the topics discussed were 162,889 pensioners on the were Overview of the Legal Basis payroll as of July 2016, while of Compliance Enforcement, active contributors are about 1.26 OBS Data Challenges, The Way million. Forward for Inspections, Effective Use of the OBS in Compliance BY BRIGHT ONOMAH, AREA Enforcement and Monitoring, CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP. Mrs. Rosemary Sackey, GM, Benefits stressing KUMASI a point at the conference. She is flanked by Mr. Adam Sulley DDG 3 and Mr Noel Addo DDG 1 26 A Section of the SSNIT Executive Team
SSNIT HOLDS MEDIA ENCOUNTER Dr. Prosper Ayisah FOR JOURNALISTS eminars were held by SSNIT for the media practitioners whilst Mrs Rosemary Sackey took the media practitioners in Takoradi and Koforidua to update them on the through the Benefit Processing and associated challenges. workings of the Trust and help them to understand and S Ms. Patience Owusu, the Portfolio Performance Monitoring appreciate the scheme better. Manager, who gave a presentation on behalf of the General The seminars which came off on Thursday, 9th and Manager IDD spoke on SSNIT Investment Policy and Wednesday, 29th June 2016 at the venues were attended investment areas with Mr John Mensah, Manager IT and by editors and deputy editors of newspapers, radio and Infrastructure making a presentation on behalf of General television and had Executives of the Trust, the Area Managers Manager MIS which centred on the Operational Business of Takoradi and Koforidua and media practitioners in the Suite (OBS) and its implications for SSNIT business. Western, Central, Eastern and Volta Regions in attendance. The Legal Services Manager, Mr Baffour Akoto also presented, The SSNIT executives educated the journalists on various on behalf of the General Manager, General Counsel on the Departments. The Corporate Affairs Manager, Ms Evangeline stipulations of Act 766 and Amendment Act, Act 883. Dr. Amegashie gave an overview of the Social Security concept Prosper Ayisah Takoradi Area Manager gave the welcome in Ghana whilst Mr Stephen Yeboah, Chief Actuary, took address. them through Pension Indexation Determination. Mr Laud Senanu, General Manager Operations gave an insight into At the end of it all the participants asked for more of such the functions and challenges of the Operations Division encounters to equip them with the operations of the Trust.
DRIVER KYEREMEH GRADUATES WITH A BSc. IN MANAGEMENT
r Geoge Tutu Kyeremeh 41, a driver at the Sunyani Branch graduated with BSc in MManagement with the Catholic University College Fiapre, Sunyani.
Mr Kyeremeh was employed as a contract staff and posted to the Techiman Branch office in 2000 and made permanent in 2002.
He was transferred to the Sunyani Branch in 2006.
Mr Kyeremeh entered the driving profession as a junior secondary school graduate. He persistently wrote his Mr Geoge Tutu Kyeremeh Senior Secondary Certificate examinations on part time basis, until he qualified to enter the university.
We wish him well ! 27 GHANA GETS HER FIRST PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT AT TETTEH QUARSHIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- WITH AID FROM SSNIT
he Tetteh Quashie Memorial Hospital dedicated Representing the Director General of SSNIT, Ms Jemilatu the first and only Pain and Palliative Care Unit in the Mahamadu, Branch Manager, SSNIT, Mampong-Akuapem Tcountry on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Mampong- lauded the Hospital for taking the first step in improving Akuapem in the Eastern Region. the lives of Ghanaians and not waiting with folded arms for Government’s intervention. She added that, the successful The unit comprises six wards, one consulting room and a creation of the unit is evidence that we all can make a conference room. The Social Security and National Insurance difference if we set our minds and hearts to it. SSNIT as Trust made a donation of fifty thousand Ghana cedis which an institution dedicated to social protection for Ghanaian was used to procure flat screen TVs, fridges, beds, sofa workers particularly the aged and the permanently invalid is beds (for patients visitors), wardrobes and state-of-the-art happy and proud to be a big part of the project. medical equipment for each of the six wards. The modest ceremony was attended by noticeable leaders According to the WHO, Palliative care is an approach that from the medical community including, Dr Kwasi Hanson improves the quality of life of patients and their families (Chairman) and Dr. Akye Essuman (Chief Examiner) of the facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, Faculty of Family Medicine of the Ghana College of Physicians through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of and Surgeons, Dr. Clement Edusah (Director, Ghana-Sweden treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial Medical Centre) and Evangelist Dr. Abboah Offei of Grace and spiritual. Presbyterian Church, Akropong.
Palliative care is dedicated to giving medical treatment to BY ANITA ADESAH, AREA CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP. terminal patients, to ensure that their end-of-life is dignified KOFORIDUA. and humane - one that is devoid of excruciating pain, bed sores, depression, loneliness/abandonment, etc.
Prior to the establishment of this unit, there was no dedicated institution for this type of care in the country as is indeed the case for most on the African continent. Hence, some unfortunate terminally ill patients have found themselves at the mercy of “quacks” including herbalists, traditionalists and spiritualists (prayer camps) who have taken advantage of the situation to exploit the terminally ill.
Ghana’s first Pain and Palliative Care Centre is thus set to provide a safe haven and give some respite to terminally ill patients and their families. Dedication. Speaking at the dedication ceremony, Dr. Mawuli Gyakobo, the main brain behind the project and Coordinator, Modular Training Programme of the Faculty of Family Medicine of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons stated that, the opening of the special unit is a golden opportunity to extend love to the needy and put smiles on the faces of the suffering by meeting their emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs. He called on all health workers to view this as an opportunity to revive medical and nursing care in the country.
Inspection of facility. 28 SSNIT LADIES CLUB DINNER-DANCE AND RETIREES AWARDS
Fashion Show Cutting of Cake
SSNIT Models SSNIT Retirees in a group photograph
SSNIT HEALTH
SSNIT LADIES CLUB ORGANISES HEALTH WALK he SSNIT Ladies Club has embarked on a health walk from Ayi Mensa near Accra to Aburi TMountains to boost the physical fitness of members.
They later organized the 2016 retirees awards and dinner dance at which members who have served the Trust between 32 and 42 years were honoured with plaques and presents. It was a night of fun, colour, music, fashion, rap competition and dance.
The occasion was graced by Mr Ernest Thompson and other members of t he Executive Team.
Enjoy the pictures from the event
29 THE DINNER AT THE TABLE observe the host and follow his lead. et’s picture the scene in the movie ‘Pretty Woman’ Managing your napkin: Your napkin comes off the table where the character of Julia Roberts, sat at business when everyone is seated. The dinner napkin is folded in half dinner with her love interest and could not manoeuvre and placed on your lap with the crease facing your waist. It L is used only for blotting your mouth. And receiving any her way around the utensils. She picked the food and it flew out of her hands. That scene though hilarious was a hint on droplets. dining etiquette that must be considered. The dinner was a Starting to eat: Wait until your host has raised his fork business dinner disguised as casual dinner. before you pick up yours. If you don’t know how to use the Dining Etiquette is a set of rules that govern the expectations array of instruments, watch others and take a cue from of social and dining behaviour in a workplace (business them. But the basic rule is to use the utensils from the outer setting), entertainment, group or society. arrangements first.
During a celebration, whether you are hosting a dinner Putting elbows on the table: Do not put your elbows on party in your home, or are a guest in another person’s home the table. Not even your purse or your cell phone! or you attend a business dinner or luncheon, your table Using the correct utensil: Forks are on the left and knives manners and dining skills will be on display and must be and spoons are on the right. Begin with the utensil that is the impeccable. Not knowing your way around a dinner table farthest from your plate and work your way from the outside can be embarrassing, making you uncomfortable and ill in. at ease with other diners. When you know how to conduct yourself at the dining table, you will be able to enjoy yourself Using the spoon: Soup is usually the first course and to eat and the company of your dinner companions. And, they in it, dip the spoon into the soup, then remove it by going away turn, will be able to enjoy your company. from your body, not toward it. Sip the soup off of the side of the spoon instead of placing the whole spoon inside of your If it’s an invitation, accept the invitation or decline Arrival: mouth. Do not slurp, if the soup is hot, wait to take it. respectfully. That is the essence of RSVP (Respondes sil vous plait). Once you accept, do arrive on time and refute Passing food: Everything gets passed to the right. If you are the notion that there’s a white man’s time and a black man’s first to take the bread basket, offer to your left first, take your time. Arrive not more than 15 minutes to the time. This is piece, then pass to the right. Never stretch to pick an item. because the host may be getting things set up. Always request for it to be passed to you.
Arrive bearing gifts: A small host/hostess gift to lunch or Breaking your bread: Break bread into bite-size pieces and dinner invitation depending on the amount of time you plan butter each piece just before you eat it. Don’t butter the to stay is a gracious gesture of appreciation. Unless you have entire slice of bread or the entire roll. Your bread plate is on to pay your share of the cost then you don’t have to give the left side of your dinner plate. gifts. Gift giving is not only to lunch or dinner invitation but any invitation or visit. Cutting your food: Cut one piece at a time. Place that piece in your mouth, then cut another. Never sink your teeth in the Never show up with extra guests: Don’t go with an extra whole bread roll or item. person if it wasn’t mentioned in the original conversation or invitation. If you have to, then you request or inform the Chewing food: Never chew with your mouth open and don’t host or the organiser. talk with food in your mouth. Eat slowly, taking bites only large enough to chew comfortably. Cut meat, or chicken AT THE TABLE one piece at a time, and eat it before cutting another. It is dinner time now, how do you go about it and enjoy Removing unwanted objects from your mouth: The rule yourself. If for some reason you don’t feel comfortable, is: if you have something in your mouth that you cannot swallow, the item comes out the same way it went in. If it
30 went in with a fork, it comes out with a fork. If it went in with a spoon, it comes out with a spoon. If it went in with your fingers, it comes out with your fingers. Try to be direct about it. Some members of the SSNIT Executive Team and the Once you have used a Placement of used utensils: Black Wonders delegation. piece of cutlery, it never goes back on the table. You rest it on your plate. Knives are always placed at the top of the plate with the blade facing in and forks are put in the lower BLACK WONDERS ACKNOWLEDGE SSNIT FOR right hand corner of the plate when you are resting between bites. When you have finished your meal, place the knife SPONSORSHIP and fork together with their handles in the lower right hand layers of the Black Wonders Football Team, the corner of the plate. national team of the speech and hearing-impaired, called on the Trust to thank it for sponsoring the Finding the right glass: Your glassware is always to the P right of the place setting. There are various glasswares for team to the West African Deaf Football Tournament held different beverages which one should get accustomed to its in Kumasi. usage. The team won the tournament.
The end of the meal: The host is the one who signals Accompanying the players were Messrs Johnson Mahama, that the meal is over by rising from his chair and placing Chairman of the team, Kingsley Ansah, Deputy Secretary- his napkin back on the table. If he sits there all night, you General, Michael Wunu, Executive Member, Godfred do too. If for any reason, you have to leave early, you have to Baffoe, Assistant Coach and Alhassan Chirapanga, request to leave. member of the technical bench.
Whether your role is that of a gracious host or grateful guest, According to Mr Ansah, the team deemed it fit to show your job is to help the dinner party proceed as smoothly as its gratitude to SSNIT for sponsoring and aiding them to possible with decorous etiquette. defend the cup and hoped it would continue to assist at the next tournament in Mali next year. Happy Holidays! RITA AGYEN TAKYI, Nii Adja Nablah, the 2nd Deputy Director General thanked CORPORATE AFFAIRS REP. the team for showing its gratitude to the Trust and congratulated the players on their performance at the tournament.
BY YAW ASARE, CORPERATE AFFRAIRS RP.
SSNIT STAFF INSTALLED CHIEF IN BUEM r Dennis Agbevor, Senior Benefits Assistant at the Denu Branch of the Trust has been installed MGyasehene of the Buem Traditional Area under the stool name Nana Tebulebu Omandzi II.
The installation ceremony was held at Dzolu Buem in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region.
Mr Agbevor expressed thanks to the management and staff of SSNIT for their support.
31 2016 ANNUAL SSNIT STAFF FUN GAMES IN PICTURES
32 Happy Wedlock
1 2
1 Nana Ama France, Customer Relations Officer, SSNIT Pension House Branch in March this year, tied the knot with her sweetheart, Roderick Manu-Amoah, Quality Inspector, COCOBOD at the Bethel Methodist Church, Nungua.
2 Reginald Foli Gaba, Member Data Update Officer, SSNIT, Cape Coast Branch in October, this year entered into Holy Matrimony with his fiancée, Captain Lois Yarbofo Larbie, Biomedical Engineer at the Military Hospital. The ceremony took place at the Mount Calvary Ministry, Accra.
We wish them a marital bliss!
CHANGE OF NAME IN 2016
NO. STAFF ID CURRENT NAME PREVIOUS NAME OFFICE 1 2014-065 Twum-Koranteng, Mrs. Abigail Acheampomaa Danso, Ms. Abigail Acheampomaa Kokomlemle 2 2013-034 Jinapor, Mrs. Naada Daureen Bilijo Bilijo, Miss Naada Daureen Corporate Law 3 2009-010 Amankwah, Mrs. Barbara Owusu Parker, Ms. Barbara Teshie-Nungua 4 2014-032 Appianing, Mrs. Gloria Kutorkor Kotey, Miss Gloria Achimota 5 1997-031 Adjei, Mrs. Evelyn Ampoful, Ms. Evelyn Actuarial 6 1982-163 Kyeremah, Mrs. Beatrice Twumasi, Miss Beatrice Assin Fosu 7 2011-106 Akyena Brantuo, Mrs. Rebecca Mamle Tawiah, Ms. Rebecca Mamle Tema East 8 1984-118 Antie, Mr. Francis Teiko Antie, Mr. Francis Tema East 9 2014-086 Amable, Mrs. Jacqueline Akweley Plahar, Mrs. Jacqueline Akweley Teshie-Nungua 10 2014-003 Denkyira-Toppoh, Mrs. Adelaide Nhyiraba Nunoo, Ms. Adelaide Aduwaa Goaso 11 2010-086 Amponsah-Arthur, Mrs. Millicent Appiah, Ms. Millicent Accra Industrial Area 12 1985-006 Adu-Gyamfi, Mrs. Akosua Afrakoma Agyepong, Miss Emma Afrakoma Adum 13 2010-046 Laryea, Mrs. Ruby Angerley Obo-Nai, Ms. Ruby Angerley Accra Central 14 2010-153 Obeng, Mrs. Sylvia Amuaku, Ms. Sylvia Abosua Koforidua 15 2010-133 Gardner Oppong-Boadi, Mrs. Esther Adu, Ms. Esther Oyaku Koforidua 16 2014-024 Nyame-Agyapong, Mr. Richard Nyame, Mr. Richard Asafo 17 2010-164 Eli-Cophie, Mrs. Jochebed Adom Wormenor, Mrs. Jochebed Adom Tamale 18 2014-005 Asante, Mrs. Katrina Abena Banson, Ms. Katrina Abena Akim-Oda 19 2010-152 Mac-Doqu, Mrs. Hilda Padikie Paddy, Ms. Hilda Somanya 20 2010-045 Tettey, Mrs. Patricia Pappoe, Ms. Patricia Adabraka 21 2004-026 Amedume, Mrs. Anne Rhonda Asomani, Ms. Anne Rhonda Community 2 22 2010-155 Anadero, Ms. Gifty Akunkasogre, Ms. Gifty Korle-Bu 23 2014-047 Parker-Allotey, Mrs. Kekeli Gyamfibea Brempong-Anku, Miss Kekeli Gyamfibea OBS Project Office
33 24 2010-144 Abban, Mrs. Cheryl Esi Clottey, Ms. Cheryl Pension House 25 2016-041 Boamah, Mrs Sarah Enyonam Agbaga, Sarah Enyonam Achimota 26 2016-436 Dogbe, Mrs. Sena Mottey Dogbe, Ms. Sena Pearl Teshie-Nungua 27 2016-180 Gyffs, Mr. Kofi Ansah Ansah, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Sefwi Wiaso 28 2010-042 Siebu, Mr. Daniel Kweku Siebu, Mr. Daniel Axim 29 2016-149 Aggrey-Ampiah, Mrs. Felicity Taylor, Ms. Felicity Tema East 30 2014-007 Vandyck, Ms. Ewurabena Vandyck, Ms. Rukia Dunkwa
DECEASED STAFF
NO. STAFF NAME OFFICE DATE OF DEATH 1 Neequaye, Miss Patience Edna Human Resource Management 15/02/2016 2 Nortey, Mr. Benjamin Somanya 18/02/2016 3 Aryeetey, Mr. Ibrahim Abdul-Aziz Complaints and Adjudication 02/03/2016 4 Mensah, Mr. Joseph Jackson Takoradi 19/03/2016 5 Kesse, Mr. Francis Adum 06/04/2016 6 Prempeh, Miss Helen Evelyn Kokomlemle 16/06/2016 7 Yendao, Mr. Seidu Wa 21/06/2016 8 Amidu, Mr. Ibrahim Akim-Oda 13/07/2016 9 Botchway, Ms. Margaret Esi Data Management Services 06/09/2016 10. Addo, Mr. John IT Services Management 23/12/2016 11. Tublu, Mrs. Phylicia Akesi Complaints and Adjudication 12/12/2016
2016 RETIREES
NO. STAFF NAME OFFICE JOB NAME MONTH TO RETIRE 1 Mintah, Mr. Wilberforce Mampong Ashanti Branch Accountant II.. JAN-2016 2 Antieh, Mr. Charles Aryee Complaints and Adjudication Complaints and Adjudication Officer.. JAN-2016 3 Gyebi, Mrs. Esther Afua Accra Industrial Area Assistant Benefits Officer II.. JAN-2016 4 Lawson, Miss Leticia Koshie Accra Central Senior Cashier JAN-2016 5 Sackey, Mr. Robert Afflah Insurance Insurance Manager.. JAN-2016 6 Gyimah-Yeboah, Mr. Nicholas Baffour Transport Purchasing Officer.. JAN-2016 7 Arde-Acquah, Mr. Leslie Office of the General Manager General Manager, Benefits.. JAN-2016 Benefits 8 Dunyo, Mr. Michael Kwadzo Security Security Assistant.. FEB-2016 9 Amoah, Mr. John Agona Swedru Security Guard.. FEB-2016 10 Sarpong, Mr. Daniel Secondment Chief Executive Officer / Oguaa Hotels FEB-2016 11 Duah, Miss Margaret Weija Stenographer Secretary FEB-2016 12 Affor, Mr. Kenneth Augustine/Togbe Opeku VI Ho Accounts Officer.. FEB-2016 13 Aryee, Mr. Victor Odartey Lumpsums Benefits Assistant.. FEB-2016 14 Adam, Mr. Huudu Gambaga Benefits Assistant / Cashier.. FEB-2016 15 Bimpong, Mr. Kwaku Osei Office of the General Manager, General Manager, Special Project.. FEB-2016 Special Project 16 Ofori, Mr. Maxwell Gyau Projects Development Administrative Assistant MAR-2016 17 Cobbinah, Mr. Anthony Christian Techiman Branch Manager.. MAR-2016 18 Biney, Mrs. Patricia Adjudication and Complaints Private Secretary.. MAR-2016 19 Amoako, Mr. Stephen Community 2 Senior Member Accounts Assistant.. MAR-2016 20 Ampofo, Mrs. Rita Goaso Assistant Benefits Officer I.. MAR-2016 21 Asante, Mr. Lawrence Records Member Accounts Officer.. MAR-2016 22 Agyeman-Duah, Mrs. Theresa Opoku Bekwai Benefits Officer.. APR-2016 23 Aklasu, Mr. Samuel Kwasi Ho Senior Driver.. APR-2016
34 24 Odame-Kpende, Mrs. Angelina Koforidua Senior Benefits Officer.. APR-2016 25 Addo, Miss Mercy Afunya Lump Sum Assistant Stenographer Secretary.. APR-2016 26 Alhassan, Mr. Mohammed Yendi Assistant Compliance Officer I.. MAY-2016 27 Anim, Mr. Frank Research Senior Research Analyst.. MAY-2016 28 Atindama, Mr. Philip Akanvaa Tamale Area Office Operations Monitoring, Manager.. MAY-2016 29 Jehu-Appiah, Mrs. Elizabeth Agona Swedru Benefits Officer.. MAY-2016 30 Lumor, Mr. Prosper Mampong Ashanti Secretary / Data Entry Assistant.. MAY-2016 31 Dodoo, Mr. Abraham Security Assistant Security Co-ordinator II.. JUN-2016 32 Issah, Mr. Moro M. Tamale Senior Compliance Assistant.. JUN-2016 33 Bawah, Mr. Ransford Mampong Akwapim Security Guard.. JUN-2016 34 Antonio, Mrs. Doris Properties Cluster B (PCB) Facilities Manager.. JUN-2016 35 Tokpo, Mr. Charles Kenneth Office of the General Manager Coordinator, Age 54+ Project.. JUN-2016 Operations 36 Danso-Dapaah, Mr. Patrick Achimota Assistant Compliance Officer I.. JUN-2016 37 Zumbil, Mr. Joseph Locktii Security Security Guard.. JUN-2016 38 Lomo, Miss Rebecca Atswei Internal Audit Chief Internal Auditor.. JUN-2016 39 Eghan, Mr. Emmanuel Adabraka Assistant Compliance Officer I.. JUL-2016 40 Atampugre, Mr. Mathew Teshie-Nungua Security Guard.. JUL-2016 41 Grunshie, Mr. Kwadwo Asafo Security Guard.. JUL-2016 42 Annang, Mr. Edward Ago Corporate Affairs Assistant Customer Service Officer II.. JUL-2016 43 Abolgah, Miss Juliana Asaamah Bolgatanga Assistant Benefits Officer I.. JUL-2016 44 Adoguba, Mrs. Benedicta Accra Industrial Area Senior Benefits Officer.. JUL-2016 45 Wuaku, Mr. Francis Human Resource Development Senior Driver.. AUG-2016 46 Bawua, Miss Nana Dufie Wenchi Branch Manager.. AUG-2016 47 Tornyeviadzi, Mr. Nicholas Kwami Data Management Services Senior Applications Support Engineer.. AUG-2016 48 Agbenu, Victor Kodzo Tema East Branch Manager.. AUG-2016 49 Kwaku, Mr. Ebenezer Nii-Boi Lumpsums Senior Benefits Officer.. AUG-2016 50 Asodzi, Mr. Ebenezer T. Konongo Benefits Officer.. SEP-2016 51 Asamoah, Mr. John Kofi Koforidua Member Accounts Officer.. SEP-2016 52 Annang, Mr. Samuel A. Akim-Oda Principal Driver.. SEP-2016 53 Nyarko, Miss Mercy Agona Swedru Assistant Benefits Officer I.. SEP-2016 54 Ansah, Mr. John Kwame Tema Area Office Operations Monitoring Manager.. SEP-2016 55 Sampson, Miss Sheila Mavis Office of the General Manager General Manager, HR & Admin.. SEP-2016 Admin. & Human Resources 56 Enninful, Mr. Samuel Pensions Assistant Benefits Officer I.. OCT-2016 57 Basuah, Mrs. Victoria Owusu Adum Assistant Stenographer Secretary.. OCT-2016 58 Fofie-Ankamah, Mr. Joseph Sunyani Area Office Senior Security Guard.. OCT-2016 59 Ofosu, Mr. Emmanuel Transport Workshop Manager.. OCT-2016 60 Pratt, Mr. John S. Accra Central Senior Driver.. OCT-2016 61 Ebranquaoh-Amuakwa, Mr. Anthony K. Investment Accounts Department Manager.. NOV-2016 62 Abudu, Miss Kubura Community 2 Assistant Compliance Officer I.. NOV-2016 63 Tetteh, Mr. Samuel Edmund Somanya Principal Driver.. NOV-2016 64 Batsa, Mrs. Rosemond Kade Senior Benefits Assistant.. NOV-2016 65 Addy, Miss Mary Mandy Adabraka Corporate Affairs Officer NOV-2016 66 Tokpo, Mrs. Gifty Tema Harbour Stenographer Secretary.. NOV-2016 67 Bonaparte, Mr. Samuel Nii Adu Tema Harbour Principal Driver.. DEC-2016 68 Atixaley, Mr. Raymond Mensah Kade Branch Accountant II.. DEC-2016 69 Agbetsoamedo, Mrs. Mabel Ho Stenographer Secretary DEC-2016 70 Kyerematen, Mrs. Theresa HRD Administrative Secretary DEC-2016 71 Salifu, Miss Sala Wa Benefits Officer.. DEC-2016 72 Essien, Miss Theresa Achimota Customer Relations Officer.. DEC-2016 73 Djanie, Mr. Emmanuel Amassah Adabraka Senior Cashier - Protected.. DEC-2016 74 Sagoe, Mrs. Janet Pensions Pensions Officer.. DEC-2016
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