The Fiji Teachers Union says that the Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy’s statement that “teachers are happy now because their salaries have been raised” is grossly misleading.
The Minister is further reported saying that “he has not received any complaints of teachers being paid less than what they should be.”
The last increase in salaries for the entire Civil Service was before the 2014 National Elections.
The Union categorically states that there has been no salary increase for teachers.
FTU says that for the Minister to say that teachers have received salary increase whilst the Review is still in process, in undermining the work of the Civil Service Ministry and the Consultants.
The Union has written and raised issues regarding teachers’ salaries on numerous occasions with the Ministry of Education.
The Union has filed a Dispute with the Ministry of Labour seeking redress for the above.