Around 20,000 people that work in the administration sector of the Ministry of Education received the order to return to work January 4 after the end of the year vacation, a month prior to their normal return date.
The order caused the personnel to immediately complained through their respective labor unions.
The Administration personnel was used to taking the same amount of vacation time as the teachers, leaving in mid-December and returning until the first Monday of February; however, this was something that had been done in the practice through negotiations with the Ministry, the norm, strictly applied, states that they only have one month of vacation time, and therefore the Minister is sticking to the rule.
“The Ministry of Education is the great education entity in the country. We comply with the work calendar and the established schedule, it is a way of educating thorough example, which is the preferred way of learning, specially for the young, as the majority of our students. There is no administrative, legal, or educational reason that justifies not going back to work when the society expects that this happens, and because that is what is established by law”, said the Minister of Education, Edgar Mora.
It is important to remember that the public education sector lost three months of classes due to the strike of protest the fiscal plan which was successfully passed anyways.
Teachers on the other hand, will return to classes February 5, following what’s established by law.
The order caused the personnel to immediately complained through their respective labor unions.
The Administration personnel was used to taking the same amount of vacation time as the teachers, leaving in mid-December and returning until the first Monday of February; however, this was something that had been done in the practice through negotiations with the Ministry, the norm, strictly applied, states that they only have one month of vacation time, and therefore the Minister is sticking to the rule.
“The Ministry of Education is the great education entity in the country. We comply with the work calendar and the established schedule, it is a way of educating thorough example, which is the preferred way of learning, specially for the young, as the majority of our students. There is no administrative, legal, or educational reason that justifies not going back to work when the society expects that this happens, and because that is what is established by law”, said the Minister of Education, Edgar Mora.
It is important to remember that the public education sector lost three months of classes due to the strike of protest the fiscal plan which was successfully passed anyways.
Teachers on the other hand, will return to classes February 5, following what’s established by law.
