Strike over neglected pay rates at EIB Network enters third day
There is an uncomfortable quiet at the Meridian House office which houses radio broadcasts working under the Excellence In Broadcasting Network bunch as a modern activity pronounced by some staff of the media organization enters its third day.
Established in 2014, all media houses under the EIB Network flag work from Meridian House on the Ring Road in Accra with the exception of GHOne TV which works from its administrative center at Platinum Place, Ridge, Accra.
The plunk down strike by a portion of the assessed 120 specialists of the Network began on Monday (July 4, 2022) in fight over neglected compensations.
A staff part who addressed GraphicOnline on state of obscurity said her compensation has been financially past due for north of a year however she knew about different associates who were owed 15 months of pay unfulfilled obligations.
Rehashed endeavors to arrive at the Human Resource/Administration Manager of EIB Network, Dorcas Kwao for input were not fruitful.
The laborer said on Monday a portion of her partners avoided the workplace completely in dissent of their dilemma.
She likewise revealed that the staff who avoided the workplace were on Tuesday given question letters by their line administrators to make sense of their nonappearance from the workplace.
Be that as it may, the staff stay undaunted and expect to proceed with their activity till the week's end when they desire to get a positive reaction from the executives.
Part among staff
There is no perceived staff association in the EIB bunch which incorporates Starr FM, GH One and Kasapa FM and this has prompted a parted among staff over the choice to strike.
Some staff, particularly live characters who are not for the strike are doing their ordinary obligations for example facilitating the morning shows on radio and TV while others including columnists are working however not playing out their relegated obligations.
One more staff who addressed GraphicOnline expressed the live characters were not feeling the squeeze in light of the fact that the greater part of them had other "second jobs and supports" which compensate for their absence of a compensation.
"For the staff who are full-time columnists, things have been extremely challenging for us since reporting is the means by which we make our everyday bread.
"Envision, working for near a year and not getting a compensation, how would you make sense of for somebody that you work for a famous media house for near a year yet get no compensation?".
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