Administrative staff at public schools across the country are donned in black on Thursday as symbol of concern over their pay structure.

They are speaking out against 11 areas of concern that they want immediate amendment to. These include salary increments, the potential to progress within the ranks of the civil service, to be made eligible for risk and public holiday allowances.

They have also expressed concern about disproportionate regulations in place for administrative and academic staff.

As such, while academic staff are entitled to compensations parallel to their qualifications, such a structure does not exist for administrative staff.

They have all explicitly highlighted that their concerns are not political.