January 15, 2021
We have heard repeatedly that COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges in these unprecedented times. We get it.
The fallout of the pandemic socially and economically is all too apparent. That is why we empathise with employers just as much as we feel the pain of employees.
But even in the face of this mayhem and uncertainty, we cannot in good faith condone any situations that are not just or fair to our workers.
We reported Wednesday that prominent attorney-at-law Michael Lashley QC called for measures to be put in place to shield workers from victimisation.
Lashley said: “They are being pressured and my position is that it is indeed an unlawful act by the employer to say to that employee, ‘you have to come back to work or else’ when you have a situation where someone is waiting on a test.
Union wants answers from CXC
Mary-Anne Redman, President of the Barbados Secondary School Teachers Union (BSTU). (Photo Credit: barbadosadvocate.com)
Concern has been expressed about reports that there are students who have not requested reviews, but have received improved grade amendments while students who have made review requests are receiving grades that demonstrate no change at all in their original CXC grades.
The concern was made known by President of the Barbados Secondary School Teachers Union (BSTU) Mary-Anne Redman last week Thursday, while speaking during an online press conference held by the Caribbean Coalition for CXC 2020.
Redman also said teachers want to know who reviewed the School Based Assessments (SBAs), and whether they are the same teachers who originally corrected them.
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