Vermilion Parish School Board approves one-time COVID-19 stipend for employees
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and last updated 2021-05-24 14:15:06-04
ABBEVILLE, La. â The Vermilion Parish School Board approved a one-time COVID-19 Recruitment and Retention Stipend to all full-time, part-time and contract employees during its regular meeting on Wednesday.
According to a memo from Superintendent Tommy Byler, the amount of the stipend will range between $500 - $1,500 depending on how much time each employee worked during the 2020-2021 school year.
The stipend will be paid to eligible employees as a separate payment in August 2021 for the extra duties imposed upon them during the 2020-2021 school year.
The health ministry has admitted that there have been some "glaring irregularities" found in the awarding of a multimillion-rand contract to Digital Vibes, a company linked to minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.
Advertisers, let 197 bus shelters be your canvas
Advertisers, let 197 bus shelters be your canvas
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
BBMP turns down existing contractor’s offer to pay double the current licence fee
Advertisement rights on 197
bus shelters located mostly in the prime areas of
Bengaluru are up for grabs. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to float fresh tenders for the prized contract, turning down the existing contractor’s offer to pay double the licence fee. Competing
advertisers welcomed BBMP’s decision to award the
contract by inviting bids.
The 197 bus shelters were mostly built by
Sign Post India Private Ltd in January, 2016. The BBMP provided advertisement rights to the private firm for five years in exchange of constructing the bus shelters. The company which had bagged 10 out of the 11 packages had to also pay a licence fee. This came up to just Rs 30 lakh per annum, which translates to R