UAE fights coronavirus: Sharjah to penalise schools for sacking teachers
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Apr 2020
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Education companies ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Education companies , Gender not reported )Issues
Contract Substitution , Dismissal , Poverty Wages , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Action taken: A representative from one school said that they had to terminate work due to lack of funds for wages and that this decision was taken prior to the changes.
Source type: News outlet
Strict penalties, including revoking of licences, will be taken against [Sharjah] school managements that are sacking teachers, slashing salaries or forcing them to go on unpaid leave without their consent...
The authority has sent a circular to all private schools in the emirate after receiving a number of complaints from teachers in this regard. Some of the teachers were sacked, forced to go on paid leave or made to sign documents reducing their salaries by 50 per cent, including allowances, according to an...official.