Collective bargaining coverage limited among office supervisors

22 Dec 2023 - 25 years of work experience reaps office supervisors a salary ranging from GH₵1,524 to GH₵3,128 per month. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Ghana, in 2023.

Salary highly experienced office supervisors between GH₵1,003 and GH₵1,559 per month

People in this job with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between GH₵1,846 and GH₵4,997 per month. Seasoned workers in this occupation, carrying 30 years of experience with them, earn a monthly wage that ranges from GH₵1,003 to GH₵1,559.

Office supervisors mostly female

The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 43% of people in this job have 1 child or more. Of the respondents, 66% are female and 34% are male.

Average working week of 40 hours

Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 7%, while 93% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. Workers work 40 hours per week on average.

73% of office supervisors fewer than 5 years of work experience

73% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are female. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 37% of respondents. 63% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Of the participating people in this job, 22% work in a multinational organisation.

The survey shows that 8% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 38% of the people in this job.

Wage dissatisfaction high among office supervisors

Among the people in this job, 25% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 37% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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