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Jonathan Moyo to assist 'sacked' teachers
22 Aug 2015 at 19:52hrs | Views
The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development says it will engage the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare to address cases of some teachers who were struck off the payroll despite having genuine reasons.
The government recently carried out a head count audit of teachers at their work stations in an effort to flush out ghost workers.
A sizable number of teachers who were on leave for varying reasons were affected and are yet to receive their salaries.
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Jonathan Moyo says his ministry is committed to intercede on behalf of the affected employees to ensure they get their salaries.
Professor Moyo says the legitimate cases have gone unresolved for longer than necessary.
"We understand what the audit was all about. They were some mischievous elements who were not doing their work and some who do not even live in Zimbabwe.
"In the process of doing the right thing there were some civil servants who were not on duty for genuine reasons. We are committed to intercede on their behalf," said Professor Moyo.
Some ministry officials have been visiting institutions of higher learning to establish their challenges.
Among the institutions they have visited so far are Hillside Teachers College, United College of Education, Zimbabwe Open University Bulawayo Regional Centre and Bulawayo Polytechnic.
The government recently carried out a head count audit of teachers at their work stations in an effort to flush out ghost workers.
A sizable number of teachers who were on leave for varying reasons were affected and are yet to receive their salaries.
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Jonathan Moyo says his ministry is committed to intercede on behalf of the affected employees to ensure they get their salaries.
Professor Moyo says the legitimate cases have gone unresolved for longer than necessary.
"We understand what the audit was all about. They were some mischievous elements who were not doing their work and some who do not even live in Zimbabwe.
"In the process of doing the right thing there were some civil servants who were not on duty for genuine reasons. We are committed to intercede on their behalf," said Professor Moyo.
Some ministry officials have been visiting institutions of higher learning to establish their challenges.
Among the institutions they have visited so far are Hillside Teachers College, United College of Education, Zimbabwe Open University Bulawayo Regional Centre and Bulawayo Polytechnic.
Source - zbc
