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Schools, as employers, should be responsible for salary assessment for their staff members.
Mr Kwan said the workload taken up by schools would be minimal as on average each primary school handle six cases of new teachers and secondary school 12 cases a year.
Addressing the concern in the event of overpayment in assessing the salaries, Mr Kwan said the department would take a flexible approach in seeking refund.
To assist schools, he is seeking legal advice for a clause to be included in the schools employment contract and salary notification to teachers to indicate clearly that the teachers would have to repay any amounts overpaid and that the salaries would be subject to audit.
Moreover, District Education officers/inspectors (Special Schools Administration) would assist schools in vetting overseas qualifications and in assessing complicated cases.
Schools would also be provided with a sample standardised certificate of service for use by the employer- school to show the salary particulars of a teacher upon transfer/resignation.
"Given the continued assistance and random checks by our District Education officers, we are confident that schools are well placed to carry out this task.
"More workshops would continue to be conducted to provide guidance and support to schools," Mr Kwan said, adding that principals, teachers and other schools staff were welcome to attend.
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123 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight
A group of 123 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam, today (Wednesday) on the 44th flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
All of the returnees, comprising 47 men, 33 women, 25 boys and 18 girls, are from North Vietnam.