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Minister of Education and Sports\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Ministry of Education and Sports KAMPALA\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>I have been directed by the Rt. Hon 2nd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister\nfor Public Service to respond to your letter Ref: ADM\u002F79\u002F255\u002F01 dated 13th July\n2012.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This to inform you that since the meeting with UNATU held on 28th August\n2011, the following has so far been undertaken on the issues that you raised in\nyour letter concerning the Ministry of Public Service:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-wageincreaseperc1\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-wageincreasetype2\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-wageincreasetype\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-STRUCINCR_trigger\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Ch3>1. Salary enhancement for Teachers and payment of science teachers\nallowances\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>Government committed itself to address the issue of salary enhancement\nbeginning FY 2012\u002F2013 whereby the lowest paid Teacher would be increased by\n15%, 20% and 15 % over the next three fiscal years and also enhance salaries\nfor Science Teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Consequently, in FY 2012\u002F2013, the salaries for Teachers have been enhanced\nas follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n  \u003Ccaption>\u003C\u002Fcaption>\n  \u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol>\n  \u003Ccol>\n  \u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\u003Ctbody>\n    \u003Ctr>\n      \u003Ctd>Scale\u003C\u002Ftd>\n      \u003Ctd>Percentage increase\u003C\u002Ftd>\n    \u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\n      \u003Ctd>U7-U8\n\n        \u003Cp>U6-U4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n        \u003Cp>U3-U1\u003C\u002Fp>\n      \u003C\u002Ftd>\n      \u003Ctd>15%\n\n        \u003Cp>8%\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n        \u003Cp>6%\u003C\u002Fp>\n      \u003C\u002Ftd>\n    \u003C\u002Ftr>\n  \u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\u003Cp>With regard to enhancement of Science Teachers’ salaries, a-provision-of\nUshs. 40bn was provided for salary enhancement for the Science Teachers in\nUniversities, Post Primary and Tertiary Institutions. Consequently a 30% salary\nenhancement for Science Teachers will be effected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>2. Operationalisation of the Public Service (Negotiating, Consultative and\nDisputes Settlement Machinery) Act 2008.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>2.1. Recognition of Labour Unions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Ten Labour Unions were gazetted and designated as Public Service Labour\nUnions. All the designated Labour Unions signed the Recognition Agreements on\n22nd November 2011.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>2.2. Appointment of Public Service Negotiating and Consultative Council\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The Public Service Negotiating and Consultative Council was constituted and\na Chairperson and Members appointed. Arrangements are underway to inaugurate\nthe Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>2.3. Appointment of Consultative Committees\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Ministries and Local Governments have nominated and appointed Consultative\nCommittees who will hear and offer conciliation services in labour disputes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>2.4. Job descriptions and person specifications for the post of\nSecretary\u002FPublic Service Tribunal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Job descriptions and person specifications for the post of Secretary\u002FPublic\nService Tribunal have been developed and the financial requirements to fill the\nposition have been provided for in Financial Year 2012\u002F2013. A submission to\nPublic Service Commission to fill the Post will soon be submitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>2.5. Constitution of the Public Service Tribunal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Concurrence on modalities of appointment of Members of the Public Service\nTribunal has been obtained from the Solicitor General and a Chairperson\nnominated by the Chief Justice. Other Members have also been identified to\nrepresent both Government and the Unions. Currently, a Cabinet Memorandum on\nappointment of Chairperson and Members of the Public Service Tribunal is being\nprepared and will soon be submitted to Cabinet for Approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-hardshipallowancetype1\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-hardshipallowanceperc1\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-hardshipallowancetype\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Cdiv id=\"clause-HARDSHIP_trigger\" class=\"cbaClause highlight\">\u003Ch3>3. Payment of Hardship Allowance\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>Government has continued to effect a 30% payment of Hardship Allowance to\nall Public Officers who work in designated Hard to Reach areas. The payment of\nHardship Allowance does not apply to Public Officers working in Town Councils\nand Districts Headquarters as this would negate the objectives of the\nintervention. At the \"moment, all the Teachers in the designated Hard to Reach\nareas are beneficiaries allowance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Ch3>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Ch3>4. Gazetting of the Teachers day 5th October as a public Holiday\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>As you may note, various professions have designated days for celebrations.\nTherefore, gazetting Teachers’ day as a public holiday may set a precedence\nwhich is not sustainable as other professions may demand for the same.\nTherefore, whereas Government may recognize the Teachers day, it does not\nnecessarily have to be a public holiday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch3>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Ch3>5. Unexplained deletions of Teachers from the payroll\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>A Forensic Audit of Government Salaries and Wages which was conducted\nbetween November 2011 and May 2012 by the Auditor General, revealed cases of\ninvalid records i.e. the dead, staff who abandoned duty and their names were\nstill on the pay roll and duplicate records. Based on the report and in order\nto clean the payroll, these records were deleted. However, the Ministry of\nPublic Service is undertaking a case by case analysis of the records for\nTeachers and any Teacher who may have been deleted erroneously, will be\nreinstated and arrears paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Adan K. Muwanga (Mrs)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>For: Permanent Secretary\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Cc: Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Hon.\nMinister of Local Government All Hon. 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