Powered by
Papua New Guinea Education News
Follow us
Home of Papua New Guinea Education News 
  • Home
    • Business Tips
    • Education Talk
  • Education News
  • Examination Results
    • Grade 10 Examination Results
    • Grade 12 Examination Results
    • Exam Questions
  • Teaching Jobs
  • Scholarships
  • Education Department
    • Division and Sections
  • Study in PNG
    • University of Papua New Guinea >
      • Applications tips for UPNG
    • PNG University of Technology
    • University of Goroka
    • Divine Word University
  • Study Abroad
    • UK Chevening Scholarships
    • USA Scholarships for Pacific Islands
    • Australian Scholarships
    • NZ Scholarships
    • Chinese Scholarships
    • Taiwan Scholarships
    • Japanese Scholarships
    • Indonesian Scholarships
  • DHERST
    • PNG Government Registered Institutions
    • TESAS
  • Institutions
    • Teachers Colleges in PNG
    • Technical Colleges in Papua New Guinea
    • PNG Nursing Colleges
    • Star Mountains Training Institute
    • Secondary Schools in PNG
    • High Schools in PNG
    • Primary Schools in PNG
    • Elementary Schools
  • Payslips Online
  • Curriculum
    • Standard Based Education
  • About
    • TSC
  • Contact
  • School Profile Application
  • Research & References
    • PNG Research Center
  • Links
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • PNG Education Resources

PNG Teachers cry foul over fares

12/12/2013

Comments

 
HUNDREDS of teachers are protesting the delay in the processing of their annual leave fares, claiming that the system is riddled with irregularities and corrupt practices.
The PNG Teachers’ Association (PNGTA) branches in the National Capital District and Northern yesterday said the leave fares must be paid directly to the teachers’ bank accounts as done in Western Highlands.
The secretary of the PNGTA in the Southern region Raymond Ray said it was obvious that the current system used by the Education Department was robbing teachers of their leave entitlements.
“Our office is receiving complaints, especially during the end of the year, regarding the processing of leave entitlements. Things are just not right,” he said.
Issac Anego, the PNGTA Northern  branch vice-president, said they had to petition the provincial government yesterday to urgently address the delay in the processing the annual leave fares.
Yesterday, teachers queued outside the NCD education department in Port Moresby to find out why their leave fares had been paid to certain travel agents without their approval.
A female teacher who asked not to be identified, claimed some education division officers were engaged in corrupt deals with travel agencies in the city to process the teachers’ leave tickets.
She said teachers were given three travel agencies to pick one from. Despite giving their choice to the department, she found out recently that a totally different travel agency was dealing with her tickets.
 “I wanted my travel agency (named) to do my bookings and travel arrangements but the authorities without my knowledge or consent gave it to this unknown travel agency (named),” she said.
She said the unknown travel agency then deducted 7% of her entitlements for its fees. 
And when she went to enquire about her tickets, they told her that their ticketing system was down.
She said: “I want my tickets to take my family home for Christmas. I cannot accept the cheque with a 7% deduction. The bank will charge me another fee. How much will I get after all these deductions?” she said.
Attempts to get a comment from the education department yesterday were unsuccessful. The National was told several times that the education advisers were unavailable.
Ray said: “Education authorities are engaging their own cronies (travel agent companies) to do ticketing arrangements for teachers. 
“Instead of issuing them their entitled tickets, certain travel agencies are getting 7 to 10% commission and issuing cheques to the teachers instead of giving them tickets.
“This abuse of leave fares has been continuing for some time.”
Ray urged Governors in the Southern region to follow the system adopted by Western Highlands. 
Ray said three weeks ago, NCD teachers from the Highlands region protested outside the Fincorp Building in Waigani because of the corrupt practices involved in their annual leave entitlements. The National

Related News
  • IALIBU AND PANGIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS GET K500, 000 FOR LAPTOPS
Comments

    PNG Education News

    We bring the latest Education News in PNG

    ​Sponsored Links

    Subscribe to our Newsletter:

    Delivered by PNG Education News Center

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Home  :  About  : Education News    :    Research Papers   :  Bibliographies  :  Disclaimer   :  Institutions  : Contact Us   : Privacy Policy 
Scholarships
- New Zealand Government Scholarship
- Australian Government Scholarships
- Chinese Government Scholarships
- Indonesian Government Scholarships
- Japanese Government Scholarships
- European Union Scholarships
- ADB Scholarships
- Korean Government Scholarship
- US Scholarships
- Indian Government Scholarships
- Taiwan Scholarships

- Scholarships for Study Abroad
-Scholarships Awards
PNG Institutions
- Universities
- Technical Colleges
- Teachers Colleges
- Nursing Colleges
- Police Training Center
- Defence Force Recruitment
- Vocational Schools
- National High School
- Secondary Schools
- Primary Schools
- Private Schools 
PNG Education Overview
- Education Departmetn
- Office of Higher Education
- Education System
- Education Curriculum
- Outcome Based Education
Education Donor Agencies
- AusAid
- NZAid
- European Union
- JICA

- PNG Health News
 Teaching Jobs
- Foreign Teachers
- National Teachers
- Private Engagements
Applying for Teaching
- Work Permit
- Work Visa
- Coming to PNG
- About PNG
- Teaching in PNG
Miscellaneous 
> News Sites
- PNG Facts
- PNG Today
- One PNG
- EMTV
- Post Courier
- The National
- Sunday Chronicle


Subscribe to Newsleter >>
©  2013- 2019   edu.pngfacts.com     All rights Reserved                                                                                         Website designed by Kilikalotech

Follow us on : Facebook : Twitter   : Google + : Pinterest  Powered by Weebly