The unionized employees of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) are donning red attire as they stage a protest against a directive from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).

The directive calls for the removal of certain allowances that the employees have been receiving, but are deemed ineligible for.

In a letter addressed to the Controller and Accountant General, the Chief Executive of the Commission, Ing. Benjamin Arthur, instructed the discontinuation of these allowances that some staff members have been enjoying for several years.

This development comes as a result of the Nationwide Payroll Monitoring Exercise initiated by the Commission in April. The protesting employees are expressing their discontent and seeking to address the situation through their demonstration.

“Staff of GBC who have received the unearned allowances amounting to Two Million, Eighty-Four Thousand and Twenty Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,084,020.00) per annum should be made to refund the allowances in the appropriate GoG Suspense Account,” Ing. Arthur’s letter dated Thursday, April 20 instructed.

Reacting to this on the station's The Breakfast Show today, Chairman of GBC Divisional Union Sam Nat questioned the Chief Executive of the Commission, over how it drew that conclusion without engaging any stakeholder.

He noted that should the Commission's request be executed, the lives of more will become unbearable.

He therefore demanded that "by the end of this month our allowances have to be intact" to prevent the GBC from having further challenges.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Senior Staff Management Union Tahiru Abdul-Razak Mohamed said salaries of senior staff have rather reduced by 33 percent over the years.

He said 70 percent of current Directors are Deputy Directors working in acting positions.

Therefore, he said the Acting Directors are earning what is due them based on their duties.

The workers stormed the studios to serve notice of their demands and threaten to disrupt the peaceful work environment.