The new District Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya in the Ashanti Region, Mr Michael Amoah Awuku surprised staff of the assembly Tuesday morning, when he ordered that all staff who reported for the day’s work after 8am should go back home.
Lateness and long lunch breaks are a constant source of complaints from citizens seeking services from public offices across Ghana.
Explaining his action in a radio interview on Accra based Neat FM, Mr Awuku said lateness would not be entertained under his watch at the assembly.
He said management of the assembly would meet to consider further sanctions for workers who report late.
He said they reported for work at 8:30am and said even though it was almost 9am, majority were still yet to report.
Mr Awuku who assumed office as DCE a month ago may be seen as taking inspiration from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s address at this year’s May Day celebration, where he urged workers to put an end to negative work attitudes that militate against national development.
The President said: “We all avoid very carefully any mention of the workplace attitudes that retard our progress. I have said it at another forum, but I think it bears repeating: we arrive at work late and then spend the first hour in prayer; we are clock watchers and leave in the middle of critical work, because it is the official closing time. Everything comes to a stop when it rains, and we seem to expect the rest of the world also to stop.”
“We have no respect for the hours set aside for work… we pray, we eat, we visit during working hours. We spend hours chatting on the telephone when customers are waiting to be served, thereby increasing our labour costs. We take a week off for every funeral. And then we wonder why we are not competitive.”
Source: Daily Graphic
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Well done Mr Awuku .
UNTIL WE ALL STAND UP AGAINST OUR OWN NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND BEGIN TO REPRIMAND THOSE WHO ABUSE THE SYSTEM, WE WILL NOT PROGRESS. THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I PRAY IT CONTINUES. WE ALL MUST TAKE A BOLD STAND IF GHANA IS TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE BETTER. THIS IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDING YOU AND ME. WE ALL NEED TO PLAY OUR ROLE WELL. GOD BLESS YOU FOR THIS MOVE. WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THEY CAN LOSE THEIR JOBS OVER TARDINESS, THEY WILL BE MOTIVATED TO BE ON TIME. THAT IS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE CHANGE.
Thumps up Mr. Awuku......We need people like you in Ghana. My assistant in the office comes to work at 9am and closes at 4:45pm and you cant do anything about it cos the managers are from his hometown and they have been playing tribal politics...I am inspired by your action. God Bless you. I will be praying for you Sir.
Well done Mr. DCE. In the right direction; keep it up.