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HR, payroll, tax, attendance and people management guides for Ghana, Nigeria and teams anywhere, newest first.
The tax-free band is now GH₵588 a month. See the new PAYE table, who pays less, who pays a little more, and what to update before you run payroll.
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15 working days of annual leave, 12 weeks of maternity leave and rules most policies get wrong. A plain reading of Act 651 for employers in Ghana.
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Six days of annual leave, 12 days of paid sick leave and 12 weeks of maternity leave. What the law says, who it covers, and why most employers give more.
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Fingerprint readers, phone check-ins and NFC tags each solve a different attendance problem. How to pick the right one for each site, or mix them.
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When staff can choose one of several shifts a day, rigid attendance systems mark them absent for the rest. How flexible shift groups fix your absence numbers.
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How to turn the daily minimum wage into a monthly figure, why GH₵587.79 keeps appearing in payroll rules, and what casual and temporary workers are owed.
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July 1 is back, Founders’ Day moved to 21 September and Shaqq Day is new. The full list, how holidays now move to Fridays and Mondays, and how to pay for them.
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Ghana taxes bonuses and junior staff overtime at special rates, not the normal PAYE bands. The rules, the limits and two worked examples.
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Leave requests stall when nobody knows whose turn it is. How to choose one or two approval levels, route requests well and cover absent managers.
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Unapproved overtime is the most common payroll argument. How to set clear rules, approve hours before or after, and get them into payroll.
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Beyond PAYE and pension, Nigerian payroll has four more schemes. What each one costs, who pays it, when it is due, and where the rules are still unsettled.
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How much notice each side must give, when pay in lieu is allowed, and what goes into the final payslip, under Ghana's Act 651 and Nigeria's Labour Act.
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