UoS teachers reject termination of contract

Around 32 teachers of University of Swabi (UoS) have rejected the offer to work as visiting faculty.

They pointed out that they have been working on contract basis for several years and should now be made permanent.

Talking to The Express Tribune they said that 32 teachers were sent to the university on the basis of Interim Placement of fresh PhD (IPP) program in 2016 on a fixed salary of Rs130,000 by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

After one year of service, the university recruited these teachers on contract basis and as a rule these teachers should have been be given first priority in recruitment but in 2018 the posts were advertised but selection board was not called.

“In 2018 all the teachers should have been recruited on permanent basis but it didn’t happen. Three vice chancellors kept us on contract and now all of a sudden the new VC has announced that the contracts of these teaches will not be renewed from April,” they said, adding that a new policy has been adopted.