GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday referred to as on educators to finish their protest motion as he expressed confidence that the Excessive Courtroom will rule in favor of the federal government’s resolution to deduct monies from the salaries of hanging academics.
The continued strike and each day protests by academics throughout the nation have occurred for practically 4 weeks. Nevertheless, a conservatory order prevents the federal government from slicing the salaries of hanging academics.
In response to Jagdeo, he fears the results will probably be harsher for these academics who’ve didn’t attend work for the final month.
“We’ll proceed accumulating details about these absent from the classroom. I concern academics being misled into believing the matter is resolved.
“The matter will probably be decided in favor of the precept… after which deductions will probably be harsher for academics.”
Jagdeo mentioned there’s a longtime precept, confirmed and decided by regional courts, that individuals is not going to be paid if they don’t work.
Jagdeo mentioned individuals shouldn’t consider that the motion filed by the Guyana Academics’ Union is decided. He jogged my memory that the 2 orders granted by the court docket are solely momentary.
Whereas no deductions will probably be made pending the dedication of the case, Jagdeo mentioned the PPP/C authorities obtained recommendation from a number of legal professionals indicating that the legal guidelines of Guyana don’t help the precept the place you don’t work beneath the guise of a strike, and you may be paid.
“Legal guidelines verify for those who don’t work, you’ll not be paid,” Jagdeo mentioned as he famous a historic case earlier than the Privy Council, which upheld the precept of no work, no pay.
“Explicitly put by the very best court docket for a lot of Caribbean jurisdictions,” he added.
The vp urged academics to not be misled and to return to the lecture rooms till the matter earlier than the court docket is decided.
On Wednesday, Chief Training Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain was pressured to withdraw a memo relating to the salaries of hanging academics; Hussain risked being charged with contempt of court docket.
Final week, Excessive Courtroom Decide Sandil Kissoon granted two conservatory orders stopping the federal government from slicing the salaries of hanging academics and blocking the choice to discontinue the deduction of union dues from their wages.
The orders stay in place till a dedication is made within the substantive listening to of the matter, which is now set for March 20, 2024.
The Guyana Academics’ Union (GTU), via legal professional Darren Wade, in a set date software filed on February 16, sought to quash the federal government’s actions, which they deemed discriminatory and a breach and violation of important rights.
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