Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has announced a seven percent increment in the base pay of public sector workers for the year 2022.

Ignatius Baffour-Awuah said the four percent increment which was announced earlier in 2021, will be increased to 7 percent.

Speaking at the 90th-anniversary ceremony of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in Kumasi on Tuesday, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah said the increment will take immediate effect.