SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1978
SURPLUS OF GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS REDUCED
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THE NUMBER OF ESTIMATED SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS BY SEPTEMBER 1900 HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 1,100 TO 850.
THE REDUCTION IS THE RESULT OF ABOUT 250 SURPLUS TEACHERS BEING REDEPLOYED WITHIN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.
IN A JOINT STATEMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS' UNION SAID: IN ORDER TO EXPLORE WAYS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF SURPLUS TEACHERS, FOUR MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD SINCE DECEMBER 16 LAST YEAR BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE REPRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNION. +
THE FOLLOWING POINTS HAVE BEEN AGREED:
(1) IF THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS' SURPLUS TEACHERS
PROELEM CAN BE SOLVED DEFORE SEPTEMBER 1979 EY MEALS OTHER THAN COMPULSORY RETIREMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THE THE REGULATION PROVIDING FOR SUCH COMPULSORY RETIREMENT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NOT BE APPLIED IN RESPECT OF THE SCHOCL YEAR COMMENCING
SEPTEMBER 1980. IF THE PROELEM RECURS AFTER 1980, APPLICATION OF THE REGULATION WILL BE AVOIDED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
(2)
EOTH PARTIES HAVE EXPRESSED SINCERITY IN SEEKING VIGOROUSLY OTHER WAYS OF SOLVING THE SURPLUS TEACHERS PROBLEM AND AGREED TO CONTINUE TO HOLD DICUSSIONS.
(3) THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN AN ASSURANCE THAT
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SUFFICIENT POSTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ILL DE ARRANGED (AS STATED IN THE STATEMENT OF JULY 6, 1977) FOR THE REDEPLOYMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL SUPPLUS TEACHERS. TO DATE, ABOUT 250 SURPLUS TEACHERS HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED „ITHIN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTED OFFERS OF APPOINTMENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR HAD APPLICATIONS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT APPROVED, THUS REDUCING TO 350 THE ESTIPATED SURPLUS EY SEPTENDER 1987, COHVERSELY, IF THE PUPIL POPULATION OF GOVERNMENT PILATY SCHOOLS SHOULD RICE !
13 THE COMING TIC YEARS, THE WEET OF SURPLUS TEACHERS : ILL AL3C LE FURTHER REDUCED.
(4) AS PREVIOUSLY APICURCED, THE TOUCATION DEPARTMENT
REITERATES ITS DETER: INATICI. TO RETAIN AND IMPROVE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLO AND VARIOUS "EASURES TO ACHIEVE THIS AIN ARE BEING DISCUSSED.
/(5) THE GOVERITAS