The Acting Secretary for Education, Dr. Uke Kombra, PhD has announced that the auto suspension of teachers from the payroll system will take place on Pay No. 10 which is May 11, 2016.
After the suspension, teachers affected will be restored on the payroll upon receipt of copies of Resumption of Duty Summary Sheets (RoDSS) by the Provincial Education Adviser.
In addition, he said that new graduates from Primary Schools’ Teachers’ Colleges, University of Goroka and the Pacific Adventist University will be placed on the payroll upon receipt of the following documents:
- Copies of qualification;
- Copy of teacher registration certificate;
- Duly Completed Teacher Record of Appointments (TROA); and
- Resumption of Duty Summary Sheet (RoDSS).
He said the relevant authorities in the provinces have been advised about the deferment of the auto suspension of teachers from the Alesco Payroll System to the end of April. The extension of the deadline should have given them ample time to have all the necessary documents signed, received and stamped and forwarded to Waigani.
Further, Kombra said the Department had compiled the resumption data for this year which indicated that 56,273 registered teachers were expected to have resumed duties at the beginning of 2016.
During the resumption exercise, 48,332 teachers resumed duties based on the RoDSS received at Waigani at the end of April. The data showed that 7,941 teachers will be suspended from the payroll on Pay No. 10 on May 11, 2016.
Kombra called on the provincial authorities to assist those teachers who have been affected by the suspension and are currently teaching the children at the schools to meet the requirements quickly so that they can be restored on the payroll.
Meanwhile, he said the Department will work closely with the province to ensure that the 7,941 suspended teachers will be put back on the payroll.