FDE misses deadline to regularise daily-wagers
Officials say they are still working out the modalities
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ISLAMABAD:
The Senate Standing Committee on Education and Professional had directed the federal directorate of education (FDE) to regularise its daily-wage employees.
FDE officials, meanwhile, told The Express Tribune that they were still working out the modalities for regularizing daily-wage employees divided into three categories according to court’s orders.
They added that those employees who were seeking a transfer will be provided with their posting orders soon. For the rest, officials said that they are seeking details of employee cases from the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC).
According to the FDE sources, posting orders for permanent employees have yet to be issued despite receiving clarifications on the legality of the move by the law ministry.
Further, the education ministry has directed the FDE to send data of all employees who are seeking posting orders and the financial implications in this regard.
A senior official of the education department, while requesting anonymity, said that employees will be regularised as per court orders. Delays in issuing the transfer and regularisation orders were due to administration processes.
Asked about the regularisation of staffers between basic pay scale (BPS) grade 1 to BPS-15, as ordered by the court, the official explained that the matter has been sent to the federal cabinet as there were no vacant posts matching their eligibility.
Furthermore, the official said that issues pertaining to codal formalities will be reviewed by the ministry itself.
As many as 1,790 teaching and non-teaching daily-wage employees have been demanding regularisation for almost a decade.
A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) headed by Justice Aamer Farooq had ordered on June 22, 2018, to make all daily-wage staff in federal educational institutions up to basic pay scale (BPS) grade 15 permanent, including all those employees regularised by a committee led by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker Khursheed Shah.
Moreover, the court had further directed that permanent employees would have to join their respective institutions within three months.
It had been further directed that the case of regularising and promoting employees from BPS-I to BPS-15 should be sent to the federal cabinet so the move could be formalised.
FAPUASA slams teacher recruitment ban
The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has criticised the Punjab government’s decision to ban teachers’ recruitment in universities. The federation also expressed its support for protests launched by teachers of public universities in Islamabad against their respective administrations.
According to the sources, the federation has rejected an official notification from the Punjab higher education department and threatened to shut down universities.
In this regard, the FAPUASA President Dr Sohail Yousuf lamented that the department was totally unaware of the law and regulations or about the needs and requirements of universities.
He warned that the universities will be unable to start their fall sessions in September unless the selection boards were formed during the course of the summer vacations.
“Universities will be shut down if the government does not want to keep teachers,” he said. Dr Yousuf said that the action will damage the teachers and students.
Subsequently, the sources said that federation has expressed its complete support for teachers who plan protests in the big universities of the federal Islamabad, including the International Islamic University (IIUI). A sit-in is planned for the Kashmir Highway on July 2.
Matric results
The Federal Education Board will announce matriculation results tomorrow.
In this regard, a ceremony will be organised in the federal board where position holders will be awarded prizes and certificates.
Similarly, the board will announce results for Grade 9 on July 3.
The results will also be uploaded to the board’s website while the students can inquire about their results by sending an SMS to 5050.
The Senate Standing Committee on Education and Professional had directed the federal directorate of education (FDE) to regularise its daily-wage employees.
FDE officials, meanwhile, told The Express Tribune that they were still working out the modalities for regularizing daily-wage employees divided into three categories according to court’s orders.
They added that those employees who were seeking a transfer will be provided with their posting orders soon. For the rest, officials said that they are seeking details of employee cases from the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC).
According to the FDE sources, posting orders for permanent employees have yet to be issued despite receiving clarifications on the legality of the move by the law ministry.
Further, the education ministry has directed the FDE to send data of all employees who are seeking posting orders and the financial implications in this regard.
A senior official of the education department, while requesting anonymity, said that employees will be regularised as per court orders. Delays in issuing the transfer and regularisation orders were due to administration processes.
Asked about the regularisation of staffers between basic pay scale (BPS) grade 1 to BPS-15, as ordered by the court, the official explained that the matter has been sent to the federal cabinet as there were no vacant posts matching their eligibility.
Furthermore, the official said that issues pertaining to codal formalities will be reviewed by the ministry itself.
As many as 1,790 teaching and non-teaching daily-wage employees have been demanding regularisation for almost a decade.
A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) headed by Justice Aamer Farooq had ordered on June 22, 2018, to make all daily-wage staff in federal educational institutions up to basic pay scale (BPS) grade 15 permanent, including all those employees regularised by a committee led by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker Khursheed Shah.
Moreover, the court had further directed that permanent employees would have to join their respective institutions within three months.
It had been further directed that the case of regularising and promoting employees from BPS-I to BPS-15 should be sent to the federal cabinet so the move could be formalised.
FAPUASA slams teacher recruitment ban
The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has criticised the Punjab government’s decision to ban teachers’ recruitment in universities. The federation also expressed its support for protests launched by teachers of public universities in Islamabad against their respective administrations.
According to the sources, the federation has rejected an official notification from the Punjab higher education department and threatened to shut down universities.
In this regard, the FAPUASA President Dr Sohail Yousuf lamented that the department was totally unaware of the law and regulations or about the needs and requirements of universities.
He warned that the universities will be unable to start their fall sessions in September unless the selection boards were formed during the course of the summer vacations.
“Universities will be shut down if the government does not want to keep teachers,” he said. Dr Yousuf said that the action will damage the teachers and students.
Subsequently, the sources said that federation has expressed its complete support for teachers who plan protests in the big universities of the federal Islamabad, including the International Islamic University (IIUI). A sit-in is planned for the Kashmir Highway on July 2.
Matric results
The Federal Education Board will announce matriculation results tomorrow.
In this regard, a ceremony will be organised in the federal board where position holders will be awarded prizes and certificates.
Similarly, the board will announce results for Grade 9 on July 3.
The results will also be uploaded to the board’s website while the students can inquire about their results by sending an SMS to 5050.