Mbabane- Contract teachers might smile on their way to the bank again, as their plea for housing and traveling allowance might be soon implemented as government and SNAT are about to seal a deal.
SNAT out-going President, Mbongwa Dlamini said they are having positive discussions with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Service concerning the compensation of contract teachers’ allowances. Dlamini says the contract teachers have been all along deprived their right to get these allowances according to the General Order A778. He explains that this order affords every government employee the right to get the allowances whether employed on temporary or permanent basis.
He said teachers of grade A to B are expected to get a housing allowance of E2 000, while those of grade C to D are to get E2 500 per month. Dlamini further said the salary review granted a 77 cents per kilometer on traveling allowances.
Public Service Principal Secretary Mthunzi Shabangu when interviewed by Independent News confirmed that indeed they are engaging with the contract teachers’ representatives, SNAT concerning this matter. Shabangu said during the vusela they took to rural schools around the country with SNAT, they discussed this matter but there are bases they need to touch before coming to conclusion.
When asked why the contract teachers were exempted from getting the housing and travelling allowances, Shabangu said some of the rules that are used are old and are not easy to deal with.
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