The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says it will reward persons who volunteer information on payroll irregularities in public sector institutions.
The Commission last week announced that it would embark on a National Payroll Monitoring Exercise from April 1, 2023, in accordance with the FWSC Act, 2007 (Act 737).
it said the exercise would sanitise the Public Sector Payroll and help to identify the lapses and inequalities in the benefits and allowances of public sector workers.
A technical team from the Commission, led by Mr Benjamin Arthur, Chief Executive, FWSC, on Monday, April 3, 2023, at the commencement of the exercise, visited the Head Office of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) in Accra to peruse the Agency’s payroll data.
The FWSC said the visit to the IAA, who are partners to the monitoring exercise, was to ensure that “our house is clean” before moving to other public institutions.
Addressing the media ahead of the exercise on Monday, Mr Arthur said the Commission would refer suspected cases of criminality that would emerge from the exercise to the appropriate authority with prosecutorial powers.
He said the exercise would be conducted regularly across the country, adding that the Commission was hopeful about mobilising the needed resources to sustain the task.
“If we find out that people are fraudulently receiving salaries, unearned salaries, we will liaise with the appropriate authorities to take the necessary action.
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