The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is set to direct its members to return to the lecture halls following an order from the Labour
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is set to direct its members to return to the lecture halls following an order from the Labour Division of the Accra High Court on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
UTAG was in court today as it faced off with the National Labour Commission (NLC) for the second time in the last few weeks.
The NLC had dragged UTAG to court after it insisted that the strike action embarked by the association is unlawful.
For UTAG, it was never interested in returning to work until demands relating to conditions of service had been met by the employer.
The National Labour Commission after filing an interlocutory injunction to compel UTAG to return to duty pending the determination of the substantive matter has been successful at the end of court proceedings today.
The court presided over by Justice Frank Rockson Aboadwe said it has taken Judicial notice of the attempts to settle the matter but negotiations cannot be conclusive if UTAG is still on strike.
As a result, the court granted the interlocutory injunction while the substantive matter for enforcement has been adjourned to February 22, 2022.
The court decision interprets that UTAG will now return to the lecture halls while negotiating with its employer to reach an agreement on its demands.
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