By Billy Begas
Assistant Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for failing to give the public school teachers their compensation for overtime work.
Worst, Castro said the school year ended last July 10 but teachers were still busy with numerous paperwork to comply with DepEd’s Results-Based Performance Management System.
“Hindi pa rin nailalabas ng DepEd ang guidelines para sa service credit at overtime pay para sa nakaraang napakahabang taon, patuloy pa rin ang mga guro na nagseserbisyo, napapagod at minsan ay nagkakasakit pa para lamang maitawid ang mga nire-require ng DepEd na dagdag na trabaho,” Castro said.
Castro stressed that teachers should be fairly compensated for the ‘lost leave benefits’ under the proportional vacation pay (PVP), with the last school year requiring them to work for 13 months.
“Nasaan ang malasakit ng DepEd na bigyan ng sapat na panahon para sa kanilang pahinga o kaya naman ay sapat na kompensasyon sa serbisyong kanilang binibigay,” the lady solon added.
Under the PVP teachers will not have sick leave and vacation leave benefit in exchange for the summer break.
“The long school year on top of the demands of the blended distance learning of the DepEd are taking a toll on the mental and physical health of our public school teachers,” Castro added.
Simply reading posts of teachers on social media is not enough, Castro said DepEd should heed the demands of its stakeholders.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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