You get paid for doing nothing - Bagbin blasts Parliamentary Service staff
The Speaker of Parliament said the situation is due to lack of monitoring and supervision by managers of various units in the House.
Jonas Danquah 
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin has criticized some Parliamentary Service staff for their low productivity at work.
Bagbin noted that a significant number of the staff earn salary every month for doing nothing, adding that, the situation has persisted because of lack of monitoring and supervision by managers of various units in the House.
"It is a fact that there some staff members are hardworking and giving off their best for Parliament but it is equally true that there is a significant number whose contribution is nothing to write home about.
“Indeed there are some who basically have no schedule and virtually do nothing yet are paid by the state every month, this I think must change if we want to be a module parliament in Africa,” he said as quoted by myjoyonline.
He wants the situation improved and charged the newly constituted board of the Parliamentary Service Board to work out a work ethics for the staff.
The Speaker who heads the institution also pledged to address some of the concerns of the staff including promotion and career progression.
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The membership of the Parliamentary Service Board include the Speaker, the two Deputy Speakers though they have no voting right.
The other are the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia; former Majority Leader, Abraham Osei Aidoo; Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu; Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and the Clerk of Parliament.
The Board among others exists to facilitate the work of Parliament through the provision of support services to the House including its committees and agencies for the purpose of ensuring full and effective exercise of the powers of Parliament.
It also has the responsibility of promoting the welfare of Members of Parliament and Staff of the Service and general control of the management of the Service in matters of policy.
