ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—A senior official within the Ministry of Schooling has introduced that greater than 350 non permanent lecturers have been reappointed and paid excellent salaries.
“On behalf of the Ministry of Schooling, I’m happy to report that of the 392 lecturers which we indicated have been up for reappointment and that we had some delay in wage funds, we will report that as of in the present day, all these lecturers have been reappointed and so they have been paid they excellent salaries,” mentioned Aaron Francois, Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry of Schooling with Duty for Schooling Administration.
“The ministry needs to take this chance to thank all our collaborating public service companions who would have labored with us to perform this and likewise to increase thanks for the understanding of our lecturers and to apologize for the inconvenience that may have brought on on account of the delay of their wage,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that the Schooling Ministry has strengthened its inner system to make sure that the state of affairs doesn’t repeat.
“We wish to guarantee everybody that by this painful expertise, we’d have discovered classes, and already we’ve got taken motion to strengthen our inner methods in order that an occasion like that won’t reoccur once more,” Francois mentioned.
The senior public servant didn’t present particulars in regards to the delay however acknowledged that the issue is bigger than the Ministry of Schooling.
“However, we’ve got begun the method of nearer dialogue and communications with our public sector companions to make it possible for the matter is mounted and resolved in order that we don’t have that drawback going ahead,” he mentioned.
Earlier this month, lecturers took industrial motion over the non-payment of salaries to a few of their colleagues. The Grenada Union of Academics (GUT) indicated that it’s ready to take additional motion “to make sure a speedy decision to this crucial difficulty.”
GUT president Jude Bartholomew mentioned the union had been mentioning for a number of months that many lecturers weren’t receiving salaries in accordance with the scheduled bi-weekly cost.
The union mentioned that the delay within the cost for the affected lecturers started in August.
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