THE SA Democratic Teachers Union in Limpopo believes that problems facing temporary teachers could have been avoided had the provincial department of education fast-tracked the redeployment process.
About 500 temporary teachers are jobless after the department terminated their contracts this month. Also, 3500 teachers face an uncertain future as their contracts were only extended until the end of next month.
According to Sadtu, the department has failed to place the affected teachers in 2009/10.
Professional Educators Union's labour chairman Class Mohlatlole said teachers suffered an injustice because of the "department's dysfunctionality".
"Temporary teachers cannot be absorbed permanently because there are permanent teachers who are still without posts. The department has been dysfunctional for the past three years because it failed to address the problem," said Mohlatlole.
"There is no way the department can terminate teachers' contracts without completing the redeployment process."
Mohlatlole said no posts were created in the 2010/11 schooling year.
Education spokesman Pat Kgomo said they had renewed the contracts of teachers who could be placed. Temporary teachers are in the department's system to act for those who were on leave, according to Kgomo.
"We have extended the contracts until the end of March. We are hopeful that by then the redeployment process would have been finalised," said Kgomo.
Earlier, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga claimed that there were many ghost teachers in the Limpopo education system.
She claimed that her intervention team had uncovered more than 2000 ghost workers in the department.
Sadtu provincial chairman Ronny Morwatshehla insists that the department should deploy the teachers.
He said their members would continue to report at their respective workplaces.
Department is dysfunctional, says Peu
THE SA Democratic Teachers Union in Limpopo believes that problems facing temporary teachers could have been avoided had the provincial department of education fast-tracked the redeployment process.
About 500 temporary teachers are jobless after the department terminated their contracts this month. Also, 3500 teachers face an uncertain future as their contracts were only extended until the end of next month.
According to Sadtu, the department has failed to place the affected teachers in 2009/10.
Professional Educators Union's labour chairman Class Mohlatlole said teachers suffered an injustice because of the "department's dysfunctionality".
"Temporary teachers cannot be absorbed permanently because there are permanent teachers who are still without posts. The department has been dysfunctional for the past three years because it failed to address the problem," said Mohlatlole.
"There is no way the department can terminate teachers' contracts without completing the redeployment process."
Mohlatlole said no posts were created in the 2010/11 schooling year.
Education spokesman Pat Kgomo said they had renewed the contracts of teachers who could be placed. Temporary teachers are in the department's system to act for those who were on leave, according to Kgomo.
"We have extended the contracts until the end of March. We are hopeful that by then the redeployment process would have been finalised," said Kgomo.
Earlier, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga claimed that there were many ghost teachers in the Limpopo education system.
She claimed that her intervention team had uncovered more than 2000 ghost workers in the department.
Sadtu provincial chairman Ronny Morwatshehla insists that the department should deploy the teachers.
He said their members would continue to report at their respective workplaces.
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