Government's decision to scrap vacation leave for teachers must have caused a lot of consternation among teachers but makes economic sense in addition to aligning policy to what obtains in the region.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira explained on Friday last week that teachers went on vacation leave for three months during which period Government was obliged to engage relief teachers on full salary and benefits. That amounts to paying two teachers for the same job, but one of them not in fact at work. It doesn't make economic sense.
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