September 26, 2018 at 2:37 pm
The MUT reminds members about the directive to avoid unnecessary duplication of work that is not in line with what was agreed with the Directorates, especially through the eLearning platforms in primary schools in the case of recording attendance. The Union reminds all members in primary schools to input attendance only in the e-learning platform. […]
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September 26, 2018 at 2:21 pm
The MUT is issuing these clarifications on Special Leave following feedback received from members. The computation of Special Leave shall be according to the actual duration of the absence from work including the 10 minutes non-contact time. The mandatory signing 10 minutes before the official school opening time is being compensated in the following ways: […]
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September 26, 2018 at 9:48 am
The MUT has been following the developments in the allocation of telework to Education Officers (EOs) employed by the Ministry of Education and Employment (MEDE). Despite assurance from MEDE high officials that there shall be no changes in the allocation of telework, the Union is informed that the allocation of this important work-life measure is […]
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September 24, 2018 at 4:33 pm
The MUT contacted the Permanent Secretary at MEDE since issues related to transport of Resource Centres are still unsolved in spite of the Union raising the matter several times. Apart from this, the MUT stated that even though a document was supposed to be reviewed and practices clarified, it is still receiving feedback about different […]
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September 20, 2018 at 3:13 pm
The MUT is issuing this clarification following feedback received whereby some schools may not be implementing the following according the Sectoral agreement for State schools and the Collective agreement for Church schools. Teachers who are assigned form teacher duties must be provided with one lesson per week included in the lesson load to compensate for […]
read more »September 18, 2018 at 4:06 pm
The Malta Union of Teachers is hereby directing EOs at State Schools not to participate in boards. The Union had to resort to this directive to protect its members after EOs sitting on boards are being held responsible for shortcomings in the processes and procedures which ultimately do not fall within their remit. The Union […]
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September 14, 2018 at 12:21 pm
UPDATED 17th September 9am: There seems to have been a misunderstanding regarding the text below as the text may not have been clear enough. The MUT suspended the directive to enable the two schools currently piloting the project to continue the pilot – the only two schools carrying out the pilot project are Zejtun Secondary […]
read more »September 12, 2018 at 8:26 am
The MUT has been communicating with the Education Logistics and Support Unit within the Directorate for Educational Services (DES) since July after it was informed that the service agreement for lifts in State Schools has expired and was not renewed. This would mean that with no agreement in place there is a breach of law […]
read more »August 28, 2018 at 10:35 am
The MUT would like to request and encourage members who are KGEs to join the current working group to discuss and bring to the attention of the Union issues related to kindergarten. Working groups meet at the MUT premises, with meetings scheduled according to member’s exigencies and availability. All paid-up members from State and Church […]
read more »August 27, 2018 at 12:53 pm
Following an article in the media by MEDE in which a monitoring and ‘Reporting System’ for parents is to be introduced later on this year, the MUT would like to inform members that such a system has not been under discussion and was therefore never agreed to. The MUT also notes this unfortunate method of […]
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