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Sunday Times reports that sports, music and dance coaches employed by governing bodies at some former model C schools will not be paid this month as parents increasingly stop paying fees.
Their services are also unlikely to be used for the rest of the year after the Department of Basic Education proposed that extracurricular activities be suspended. Schools are likely to slash the pay of teachers appointed by governing bodies or retrench them if fees dry up. At least 150,000 teachers and support staff are employed by governing bodies. The Governing Body Foundation has advised schools that cannot meet their monthly costs to consult affected teachers about the possibility of accepting reduced salaries. Anthea Cereseto, CEO of the Foundation, said the percentage reduction in salaries could be determined by the school’s financial ability, “which would be better than being retrenched”. She urged schools to help such teachers and support staff through the government’s temporary relief scheme. Basil Manuel of the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of SA (Naptosa) said they had received about 30 letters asking about the legality of salary cuts. He commented: “Schools have to try to ensure they are not being party to impoverishing the nation. We must certainly try to pay our staff because these people have no other income.” Jaco Deacon of the Federation of Governing Bodies of SA said they have advised schools to keep staff as long as possible.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender on page 9 of Sunday Times of 26 April 2020
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