The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) calls for the government to give overtime compensation rendered by teachers, who according to them, shouldered the responsibilities of the government in delivering accessible quality education that started before the opening of the current school year.
Today marks the 40th day of overtime rendered by teachers… For the last 260 days, teachers shouldered the responsibilities of the government in delivering accessible quality education… Our teachers and our learners alike suffered the effects of state abandonment even as we ourselves are grappling with the raging pandemic and economic crisis,
said ACT Secretary General Raymond Basilio.
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He also questioned the Department of Education (DepEd) about its seemingly turning a blind eye to the needs of the education sector.
ACT has computed a total of 40 overtime days, 40 service credit and P10,853.2 overtime pay which the government owes to the overworked and underpaid teachers (especially teachers holding Position 1).
Another overtime pay for the extra 77 days that teachers are made to work under the extended school year is also being demanded by Basilio as DepEd is yet to respond about it.
ACT added that teachers were also made to report to school almost daily and were asked to do home visitations without sufficient health protection or sick leaves.
With this, the ACT demanded the DepEd and the Duterte administration to be accountable due to both failing in doing their mandate to education and to their constituents.
We’re still not able to enjoy our benefits and get paid for all the extra hours we put in, plus now we run the risk of contracting COVID-19 as we perform the tasks demanded of us. This is too much,
Basilio said.
Other promises by DepEd demanded by the ACT were the unfulfilled laptops and internet load and the overdue benefit like the Performance Based-Bonus (PBB) 2019 which is also unreleased.
They also asked the Duterte administration to ensure sufficient funding for the following urgent needs of education: P1,500 internet allowance for teachers and connectivity expense aid for students and gadgets for both; sufficient and timely provision of health protection and other labor benefits for education workers such as leave credits and overtime pay; genuine academic ease; and the overdue upgrading of teachers’ salaries to salary grade 15 and substantial raise in the pay of education support personnel to P16,000 minimum.
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Gov’t urged to pay 40 days of overtime work by teachers
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