Tasmanian taxpayers could be forced to foot the bill to compensate unpaid teachers following a payroll bungle overseen by Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff.
“Many teachers were not paid for the first month of the school year and are entitled to compensation of 5 per cent for each day of missed pay,” Shadow Education Minister Michelle O’Byrne said today.
“Mr Rockliff is yet to confirm whether compensation will be paid and what it will cost the Government.
“Jeremy Rockliff has been so concerned with sacking teachers and cutting services to schools that he’s completely mismanaged the start of the school year.
“Because of the uncertainty inflicted on schools many teachers were not hired until the last minute and not been paid for the first two full pay periods.
“The Government has undermined the goodwill of teachers and they have every right to seek compensation under their award.
“We have seen an unprecedented attack on our public schools and those teachers lucky enough to have kept their jobs are the victims of the Government’s mismanagement.”
Michelle O’Byrne Shadow Education Minister
