The Teaching Service Commission says it has authorized the withholding of salaries for teachers who have transferred to various stations without normalizing their pay points.
Commission Spokesperson Jane Mbambara tells Money FM News that currently, salaries for 125 teachers who transferred from rural districts to Lusaka Province and did not have their pay points normalized have been withheld.
Ms Mbambara says the salaries will only be released once the affected teachers have reported back to their initial work stations.
“The Teachers may recall that the Commission earlier this year, issued a directive to all teachers who were transferred from various stations without normalizing their pay points to go back and offer their services in stations where their pay points were, a directive which was sadly ignored,” she said.
She adds that the commission has observed with sadness the high number of teachers who have relocated from rural districts while their pay points still remain in their previous stations.
“This has led to schools in Lusaka and other urban districts being overstaffed while the rural schools remain with very few teachers, thereby causing an artificial shortage,” said Ms Mbambara.
She has since advised affected teachers to report to the District Education Board Secretaries (DEBS) and have their cases reviewed.
“The Commission further urges all the concerned teachers to adhere to its earlier call, by reporting back to their initial work stations. Education Managers have been directed not to recommend transfers for teachers without vacant payroll positions,” she said.