Contracts of 313 expat teachers terminated Ignoring the Civil Services Commission law’s amendment effected on April 23, 2013 pertaining to increasing the age of retirement for citizens and expatriates working in government establishments to 65, the Ministry of Education recently terminated the contracts of 313 expatriate teachers since they had reached the age of 60. In this regard, informed educational sources confirmed that the MOE’s undersecretary, Mariam Al-Wetaid, had already signed the termination orders last week despite the CSC’s recent amendment to extend their tenure till they attained the age of 65. The termination orders made no reference to the amendment although the affected employees had letters from their seniors recommending the extension, thanks to their long experience and their need. Further, the sources said they were amazed at the MOE’s insistence on ignoring the CSC law’s amendment, and choosing to terminate the services of the expats at 60 and referring citizens with 30 or more years of service for retirement at a very critical time during the school year. This was especially so as the committees dispatched to Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan had failed to hire enough teachers, which suggested that the ministry would suffer severe shortages of teaching staff next
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:21:25 +0000
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