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Because there was some
doubt as to whether
the
Codes of Aid for schools were in line with the Employment
Ordinance, the Education Department sought legal
advice.
The advice received was that a teacher who terminates his
of
the required
period
notice
employment without giving should be liable to pay to the school an amount equivalent
to
the
full period of notice.
Where
his wages for
the
teacher gives insufficient notice he should be liable to pay
to the school
to his amount equivalent to his wages for the
result the Education balance of the period of notice.
an
As a
Department issued a circular amending the codes of Aid.
lc.
was felt to be As this
a technical amendment
to
le
law,
bring the Codes of Xid more closely in line with the consultation was not thought to be necessary. Nevertheless
at a meeting with the Education Department on 15 December,
the schools councils were informed. of the proposed
amendments. The change as announced was intended to provide
schools with amended guidelines applying to new contracts.
Existing contracts were not affected.
In view of the considerable interest which this
change has
generated,
the
Education Department
arranged for meetings with the
has
now
and
schools councils
teachers' associations to clarify the issue and to resolve
any problems.
Meanwhile
pending this consultation.
the
been circular has
withdrawn