The government has informed teachers and other
workers in the country who in one way or another were mistreated by Regional
Commissioners (RCs) and ended up being suspended from their services unlawfully
and without a cause. The Minister of State in the President's
Office who is responsible for Good Governance
George Mkuchika said in the
Parliament on Monday this week when he was responding to
the supplementary question which was raised by Bombo legislator Joseph Selasini
(Chadema). The legislator from the opposition camp wanted to know if there has
ever done a thorough scrutiny by the government over claims by some teachers
from his constituency who complained had been sacked from their work places by
the Regional Commissioner. The legislator also clarified that apart from being
sacked, others were demoted for no any apparent reasons on allegations of the
poor performances records attained in their final national exams by their
schools. In another supplementary question, the legislator further noted that,
there were some teachers who have not been paid for their remunerations
including allowances since the fifth phase government came in power in 2015.
Joseph Selasini
Responding
to these queries, the Minister said that, an employee has the right to face any
contravention of work rules and regulations set by their employers and not
otherwise. The minister further clarified that, any person who feels that such contravention
of work laws or rules have been violated by their employers, then they have the
right to send their claims for further scrutiny in order to establish the
legalities of the matter. Earlier a special seat legislator Ruth Mollel (CCM)
raised a question and wanted to know what penalty which is thereby given to
public servants who violates rules and regulations imposed to be followed as
guidelines for workers. He said in Tanzania the labour laws empower all
employers to impose any penalties on mistakes likely to have been committed by their
employees at the place of their work respectively. On teachers’ dues, the
Minister noted that, their accrued allowances will continued to be paid in
accordance with the availability of fund, but for those who are given then
transfer, an immediate payment should be paid to avoid more accumulations.
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