Salary increase for teachers who did not join sick-leave campaign

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Colombo, July 10 (Daily Mirror) - Transport and Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana announced that the Cabinet has approved a salary increase for the teachers who continued teaching and did not join the sick leave campaign.

Addressing the media, he said a salary increase of Rs. 525 will be provided for teachers in Grade 3(I). Teachers in Grade 2(I) will receive an increase of Rs. 1,335 and those in Grade 1 will get a salary increase of Rs. 1,630.

These salary increases will not affect their pension. The same increment will also be granted to all those employed during the sick leave campaign, he added.

Comments - 7

Jude Fernando Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:13 PM

This is hilarious! Teachers who did not go on strike are getting a salary increase because of teachers who went on strike!

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:17 PM

Appears to be a good decision but such actions are not sustainable. The rest of the teachers are going to be angry towards those who did not join the campaign and there would be rifts between them. What us needed is to investigate Stalin and his funding sources.

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BEGGARS BELIEF, THIS GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE WIPED OUT NEVER TO RETURN Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:48 PM

IF THE TEACHERS ARE NOT PAID DECENT LIVING WAGES, HOW THE HELLO CAN THE GOVT EXPECT TEACHERS NOT TO STRIKE AND OR PROTEST!!. MILLIONS WASTED ON UNIMPORTANT AND UNESSENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN SPINS IN SOME AREAS AND THIS SCUMBAG WANTS TO DISCRIMINATE WHEN SALARY INCREASES. WHAT LEVEL OF EDUCATION DOES THE GOVT EXPECT TEACHERS TO PROVIDE WHEN THE WAGES PAID TO THEM CANNOT EVEN MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND FAMILIES!!.

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Raven Wednesday, 10 July 2024 05:07 PM

Bravo. A first of it's kind for the world to follow.

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Teacher, teacher pumpkin eater Wednesday, 10 July 2024 07:08 PM

So, all of this could have been avoided if teachers were given a pay rise in the first place. Now, you have two classes of teachers - the haves and the have nots!

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Peeved Wednesday, 10 July 2024 07:48 PM

Divide and conconquer mentality of politicians. Maybe we should only pay those politicians who attend parliament. Send the rest home

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Lk Thursday, 11 July 2024 03:34 AM

Very poor and incomplete and revengeful decision and it is a childish decision.. It shows how matured are our politicians and decision makers . Teachers should take this ministry to the court for discrimination in employment .you can't discriminate like it is like you want invite someone to your family wedding and leave some others .. This kind of third world mentality is no good at all.

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