October 22, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Following queries from members, the MUT would like to clarify that personal medical appointments in public institutions are to be considered as part of sick leave and not to be deducted from special leave. Members are however requested to back this up with a certificate accordingly.
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October 21, 2015 at 3:50 pm
The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary at MEDE after some members reported to the Union that Resource Centres shall no longer form part of the current College structures. In reply, the Perm Sec stated that the Ministry is carrying out internal restructuring and, following a request by the Union, he accepted to discuss the […]
read more »October 21, 2015 at 3:09 pm
The Union reminds members that medical personnel attending sickness verification visits to teaching grades cannot amend personal medical certificates issued by other GPs. Members who experience these situations are asked to report the case to the Union.
read more »October 21, 2015 at 3:00 pm
The Union is informed that some schools are introducing ad-hoc sick leave notification procedures which are not in line with established procedures in the PSMC. The Union is inviting members to provide further feedback about respective procedures in schools to address the matter accordingly.
read more »October 20, 2015 at 4:05 pm
The MUT would like to remind Learning Support Assistants in State Schools that they are directed to attend to statemented students in their charge if they are present at school and not to leave their students if they are re-assigned to take over other students due to sick-leave or other leave.
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October 16, 2015 at 5:10 pm
The Union is informed that LSAs are being requested to carry out self evaluations and include them in their respective files. The union does not have any agreement about this document and is directing members to refrain from preparing these evaluations.
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October 16, 2015 at 5:05 pm
The MUT and DQSE have renewed the agreement about the final submission date by teachers for the Half-Yearly examinations papers (2015-2016). The final submission date of half-yearly examination papers by teachers should be Friday 10th December 2015.
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October 16, 2015 at 5:00 pm
The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment after members who are currently in INCO grades informed the Union that for some unknown reason they were deployed to different school placements without any prior discussion or any seemingly valid reason. This has caused hardship for some members for various reasons including continuation of […]
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October 15, 2015 at 4:15 pm
The MUT in conjunction with Inspire in organising a course for all educators entitled “Numicon Foundation Workshop”. The trainer will be Ms. Rosette Gatt, an expert on the topic with 20 years of experience. The Firm Foundation Workshop is offered to school staff. It seeks to familiarize the participants with a multi-sensory scheme that was […]
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