Media Relations Department holds first practicum for Staff and Service Personnel

Thursday 12^th October, 2017 witnessed the first workshop for Staff and Service Personnel of the Department of Media Relations of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) at the Finance Conference Room, North campus. 

Head of Media Relations, Ms. Eva Annan opined the purpose of the meeting. According to her, the meeting was basically to discuss human resource issues in order to understand the rudiments of administrative work at the university.  

Ms. Eva Annan, Head of Media Relations

Head of Employee Relations Department of the Division of Human Resource, Mrs. Irene-Michelle Ofosu-Behome presented on the topic “Channels of Communication in UEW. In her presentation, she noted the various types of communication. She made mention of Formal and Informal Communication as the two major forms of communication. She added that oral, written, non-verbal just to mention but few were other forms of communication.  

She pointed out that UEW as an institution was made up of academics, supporting staff and students adding, the channels of communication as arranged in descending order of magnitude consist Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Deans/Directors, Heads of Departments and Unit/Section Heads.  

Mrs. Ofosu-Behome explained that information gets to the highest office only when it passes through all the appropriate channels of communication. She therefore revealed that, one does not get up and sends information to the highest office on the basis of his or her friendship or cordial relationship with the person in authority.   

She ended her presentation on Administrative and Supporting Staff. She said the Registrar was the overall boss when it comes to administrative work in the university. She outlined the channels of communication in administration and according to her, from ascending order of magnitude they include; Staff, Unit Heads, Heads of Departments, Divisional Heads, Deputy Registrar and the Registrar.

An Assistant Registrar of the Department of Junior and Senior Staff at the Division of Human Resource, Mrs. Patricia Kaitoo also presented on the subject “Punctuality/attendance at work. She advised all Staff and Service Personnel to give more credence to punctuality in their activities.  

“Every disciplined society values punctuality. For instance, in our culture lateness is regarded as disrespect whereas punctuality is regarded as obedience. Thus, I entreat each one of you here to cultivate the habit of valuing punctuality.” She said.

She added that, being punctual gives positive signal, strengthens relationship and reveals employee’s integrity to the employer.  

Mr. Appiah, Head of Payroll

Head of Payroll at the Finance Office, Mr. Appiah-Hayford talked about Payment of Overtime and Guest Artistes Allowances. He said quality performance attracts motivation in the university adding that, the motivation was the overtime allowances added to the salary of hard working staff. He explained further that overtime allowances were earned through extra hours of work in the university adding, they were not applicable to service personnel.

Staff present were given the opportunity to ask questions and they offered due diligence to the opportunity given them.

In attendance were Chief Administrative Assistant at the Division of Human Resource, Mr. Isaac Darko, Radio Windy Bay Coordinator, Jones Appiah Kubi, Ms. Florence Okore-Hanson of Media Relations, Staff and Guest Artistes of Radio Windy Bay and National Service Personnel.