In order to ensure their future, Nana Akrapim Baffo Agyentaduahene IV, the Omanhene of the Nkoransa Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, is asking the area’s informal labourers to enrol in the tier-three pension programme.
When staff from the Bono Zonal Office of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) paid him a courtesy visit, Nana Agyentaduahene IV offered the advice.
To assist ensure and defend their future, he invited all informal employees in the traditional area to enrol in the tier-three pensions programme.
Everyone has the chance to protect their future by signing up for the tier-three pension, ensuring their independence in old age, whether they work in the formal or informal sectors.
Making plans for retirement can be challenging because many informal workers frequently lack the luxury of a consistent income. But, the tier-three pension plan presents individuals with a special chance to safeguard their future.
William Ohene-Adjei, the Bono Zonal Head of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) took the opportunity to educate 280 artisans including mechanics, hairdressers, tailors among others on the need for them to enroll unto the tier-three pension school.
“You have to take your destiny and your future into your hands by enrolling onto the tier-three pensions scheme. The NPRA’s Compliance team’s random inspection of employers to ascertain their employee’s contribution status is a commendable initiative. This action is necessary to ensure that employers do not default on their obligation to contribute to their employees’ pension scheme. It also increases transparency and accountability amongst employers and fosters a culture of financial responsibility,” he stated.
The team earlier in the day went to Nkoranza Technical Institute, the biggest technical school in the region where over 2,789 students and staff were enlightened on the three-tier pension scheme as part of their agenda catching them young whiles the Compliance team also undertook random inspection on employers to ascertain their employee’s contribution status.
