Wages and Working Conditions of Private Security Workers in Ghana
Wages and Working Conditions of Private Security Workers in Ghana
Wages and Working Conditions of Private Security Workers in Ghana
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4. <strong>Wages</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Private</strong> <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Workers</strong><br />
4. WAGES OF PRIVATE SECURITY WORKERS<br />
4.1. Gross/Basic Pay<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> 498 participants surveyed for this report, 42 percent (about 209<br />
respondents) provided <strong>in</strong>formation on their gross pay. The average monthly<br />
gross pay reported is approximately GH¢150.00. Of the 209 respondents,<br />
all but six (6) receive an average pay above the national monthly m<strong>in</strong>imum<br />
wage. The results <strong>in</strong> Table 8 show that about 39 percent <strong>of</strong> the respondents<br />
receive monthly gross pay slightly above the national m<strong>in</strong>imum wage (i.e.<br />
with<strong>in</strong> GH¢85-GH¢135). Thirty-two percent <strong>of</strong> respondents have gross pay<br />
rang<strong>in</strong>g from GH¢ 136 to GH¢ 186. Just about 10 percent <strong>of</strong> respondents<br />
earn with<strong>in</strong> GH¢ 238 <strong>and</strong> GH¢ 339.<br />
Monthly gross <strong>in</strong>come<br />
bracket<br />
Below GH¢84<br />
GH¢85 - GH¢135<br />
GH¢136 - GH¢186<br />
GH¢187 - GH¢237<br />
GH¢238 - GH¢288<br />
Frequency Percent Cumulative Percent<br />
6 2.87 2.87<br />
82 39.23 42.11<br />
67 32.06 74.16<br />
31 14.83 89<br />
9 4.31 93.3<br />
GH¢289 - GH¢339 13 6.22 99.52<br />
GH¢340 plus<br />
Total<br />
1 0.48 100<br />
209 100<br />
Table 8 : Respondents’ gross pay<br />
Source: Survey data<br />
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