Teachers who graduated and were posted to schools around the country last year have not been paid their wages for the 2017 Academic year.
This was revealed by PNGTA General Secretary, Ugwalubu Mowana last week. Mr Mowana blamed the Department of Education for the delay, adding that it is not only new graduates who are affected but also includes teachers who have transferred from one school to another. He said the Department of Education through Teacher Education has the responsibility of registering teachers, issuing each teacher a file number which will then be provided to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) for admission and payment. He added that this has however not been done and the delay in payment has continued. “All graduates from 2017 and teachers who have transferred from one province to another or have left and come back into the teaching service have not been paid,” he said. Mr Mowana asked why the affected teachers have not been paid their salaries; further adding that there are a lot of problems within the teaching service and these outstanding issues need to be settled. Apart from the prior issue, he also said that the Government has allocated funds for teachers leave fares but teachers are yet to receive the monies owed to them. “I speak for the majority of teachers in rural areas and outskirts of the city that they are frustrated but we thank them because they drive the Government education goals out in rural areas and they have been doing it year after year,” he said. Mr Mowana said that teachers sacrifice a lot and these issues must be settled to give them relief. Post Courier
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