Director-General, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, has called on workers to be wary of misleading pension schemes that will worsen their plight at pension.
He said SSNIT had already built a robust scheme that considered the welfare of contributors and urged them to make use of that advantage.
Dr Ofori-Tenkorang said this at a SSNIT/Trades Union Congress Volta Regional Educational Forum on Pensions in Ho.
He said the scheme was generous and a better alternative to investing in treasury bills and there were no myths surrounding pension benefits computation and that pensions were a direct reflection of salaries on which contributors were paid.
The SSNIT-DG proffered that for improved pensions; the conversation should shift from focusing on perceived low pension payment to addressing the salary levels on which contributions are paid. If salaries improve, then pensions will automatically improve.”
Dr Ofori-Tenkorang said SSNIT was embarking on an aggressive public education drive imbued with technology to get to the grassroots, increase its visibility and create easy accces for its clientele.
Deputy Secretary-General of TUC, Joshua Ansah, said pensions occupied a crucial position for workers and therefore imperative to bring the hierarchy of SSNIT to address pertinent issues bothering contributors.
He said organised labour was certain that the interactions would clear all doubts about social security and retirement planning.
