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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988

"WHERE THE TEACHER

GIVES INSUFFICIENT NOTICE HE

SHOULD BE

LIABLE TO PAY TO THE SCHOOL AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO HIS WAGES FOR BALANCE OF THE PERIOD OF NOTICE.

"AS A RESULT THE EDUCATION AMENDING THE CODES OF AID, HE SAID.

"I

THE

DEPARTMENT ISSUED A CIRCULAR

BE A TECHNICAL WITH THE LAW,

AS THIS WAS FELT TO MR BRIDGE NOTED THAT AMENDMENT TO BRING THE CODES OF AID MORE CLOSELY IN LINE CONSULTATION WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE NECESSARY.

"NEVERTHELESS, AT A MEETING WITH THE

DECEMBER 15, AMENDMENTS.

SCHOOLS THE

COUNCILS

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON WERE INFORMED OF THE PROPOSED

THAT

AS ANNOUNCED WAS APPLYING TO NEW

MR

OUT POINTED BRIDGE

THE CHANGE INTENDED TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH AMENDED GUIDELINES CONTRACTS. THUS, EXISTING CONTRACTS WERE NOT AFFECTED.

WHICH THIS CHANGE HAS HAS NOW ARRANGED FOR MEETINGS GENERATED, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TO CLARIFY THE WITH THE SCHOOLS COUNCILS AND TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS ISSUE AND TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS.

"IN VIEW OF THE CONSIDERABLE INTEREST

"MEANWHILE THE CIRCULAR HAS BEEN CONSULTATION," HE SAID.

WITHDRAWN

PENDING THIS

ป

ALSO

OF MATERNITY LEAVE WHICH WAS TURNING TO THE QUESTION RAISED BY

SZETO, MR

MR BRIDGE SAID

THE THAT

EMPLOYMENT UNDER TO GIVE SIX WEEKS POST-NATAL ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER WAS REQUIRED LEAVE.

"THE CODES OF AID, HOWEVER, STATE THAT A TEACHER MAY RETURN

AND

WEEKS SIX

AFTER GIVING WORK BETWEEN FOUR

BRITH, SUBJECT

MEDICAL ADVICE, HE SAID.

IT LABOUR, MUST BE GIVEN

"AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR CLEAR TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THAT A TEACHER LEGAL MINIMUM OF SIX WEEKS' POST-NATAL LEAVE.

THIS,

"THE CODES OF AID HAVE THEREFORE BEEN AMENDED AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT'S HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED.

"SINCE THIS WAS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT NO

TO BE NECESSARY.

ΤΟ

ΤΟ

WAS THE

TO PROVIDE FOR

CONSULTATION WAS FELT

"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW STUDYING THE IMPLICATIONS 1 FOR EXISTING CONTRACTS."

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