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“When we returned from the COVID-19 lockdown, the school changed the payment process from the usual monthly salary to daily wage,” one of the teachers in a secondary school said.
Adding that many will still have to struggle to earn a living just like they were doing during the lockdown. Abdul-Salaam Nsanja, an administrator at Kinaawa High School, in Kawempe confirms that their school is also applying a similar policy.
“To survive in business, the school had to look for means that favour both the school and the staff. We renegotiated the payment terms and adopted the per lesson mode,” says Nsanja.
Daily Monitor
Thursday April 15 2021
A representative of people with disabilities during the launch of Emyooga initiative in Kabale District on June 6, 2020. Teachers say they were scrapped from accessing Emyooga funds. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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At the height of lockdown last year, Mr Museveni directed that the money be released to relieve the financial distress of teachers in private institutions.
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Thousands of teachers and their supervisors at the Ministry of Education are at loggerheads over delayed access to Shs20 billion that President Museveni promised.
At the height of lockdown last year, Mr Museveni directed that the money be released to relieve the financial distress of teachers in private institutions.