September 3, 2019 at 9:18 am
The MUT would like to remind members that unless an educator is given funding for a mobile phone (including the mobile phone service one is using), the person is under no obligation to use his/her personal mobile phone to answer work-related calls. This applies even during working hours and applies to all educators such as […]
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November 13, 2018 at 3:36 pm
The MUT notes that there is a number of newly employed educators across the country, including teachers, LSEs and KGEs, who are still without their laptops. The MUT has been in contact with the Ministry for Education and Employment on this issue since September after it was informed that these newly employed grades were being […]
read more »October 1, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Members are being directed to refrain from filling and forwarding a declaration about the distribution of ECDL notes to students as teachers cannot be responsible or have any control on teaching material passed on to students.
read more »September 27, 2018 at 3:14 pm
The MUT has written to the Information Management Unit (IMU) within MEDE after it was informed that newly employed grades who are requesting the laptop are being told that no laptops are available. The IMU are also telling them that there is no indication of when these will be distributed. The Union has requested a […]
read more »November 20, 2017 at 4:16 pm
Following a meeting held last week on the issue of the new travel online recording form, the MUT is suspending the directive after the Union at the MEDE agreed on the way forward. The agreement is that until the end of 2017, members can decide whether to continue using the logbooks or adopt the online […]
read more »November 16, 2017 at 4:46 pm
The MUT refers to Circular DS&S 17/2017 entitled “MEDE Transport APP”, issued on 14th November 2017, on which members are being asked to electronically file applications for travel reimbursement. Following correspondence with the Directorate Strategy and Support, the MUT notes that since it was in no way consulted about the introduction of this new procedure, […]
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November 13, 2017 at 10:35 am
The MUT has been in correspondence with the Chief Information Officer at MEDE after some members in State Schools entitled to a laptop informed the Union that they have still not received it. The Union noted that months ago they were promised that the situation would be addressed shortly but it was not settled yet. […]
read more »September 26, 2017 at 5:19 pm
The MUT was in communication with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at MEDE after it received reports from members about unwarranted and highly unethical posts on facebook by an IT technician employed with a service provider commissioned by the Ministry to service laptops for educators. The Union stated that it will not tolerate situations where […]
read more »September 15, 2017 at 12:14 pm
The MUT has been making representations for months about the pending issue of laptops for KGAs and LSAs in church schools and is once again in contact with the DG DES at the Ministry for Education and Employment and the Secretariat for Catholic Education about the matter. Some weeks ago the Union was informed that […]
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