Union of Professional Nurses and midwives (UPNMG) and Ghana Registered Nurses and
Midwives Association (GRNMA) are both Labour Unions and one cannot belong to the two at the
same time. It’s either you belong to the UPNMG or GRNMA. There should not be a situation
where a UPNMG member will have double deductions i.e. being deducted by both UPNMG and
GRNMA.
About Dues Already Paid To GRNMA
The following are the statutory dues by the GRNMA
GH Registered Nurses Association Dues = 2.0% of basic salary
Nurses Fund Union Deduction = GH₵ 50.00
Building levy = GH₵ 20.00
The Nurses Union Fund will be claimed in full but the feedback we are getting from our legal team
suggests that we might not get anything from the building levy and Association dues paid.
UPNMG Deductions Compared To GRNMA Deductions
Let’s take for example the basic salary (GH₵ 968.00) of a newly posted Nurse
GRNMA takes 2% as Association Dues that translates into GH₵ 19.38
Building levy = GH₵ 20.00
Union Fund = GH₵ 50.00
Total GH₵ 89.38
For the same category of employed Nurse
Basic salary = GH ₵968.00
UPNMG takes 1.5 % of basic salary and that translates into GH₵ 14.52
Mutual fund = GH₵ 50.00
Total = GH₵ 64.52
Let’s take the basic salary of a Senior Nurse or Midwife
Basic salary = GH₵ 2066.13
GRNMA takes 2% as association dues which translates to GH₵ 41.32
Building levy = GH₵ 20.00
Nurses fund union deduction = GH₵ 50.00
Total = GH₵ 111.32
For the same category of Nurse/Midwife
Basic salary = GH₵ 2066.13
UPNMG takes 1.5% of basic salary as dues which translates to GH₵ 30.99
Mutual fund = GH₵ 50.00
Total = GH₵ 80.99
NOTE: under the UPNMG deductions, there is no building levy, and the mutual fund is not
a pension’s fund. Loans and other benefits will be derived from it and when a member
retires, he/she will take home all that he/she has contributed (minus any outstanding loan)
plus interest
