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The UAE Govt. has taken action against a number of private schools after an undisclosed number of teachers were sacked, forced to take paid leave or forced to sign documents agreeing to decrease their salaries, against new laws brought in regarding workers' contracts and employer relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Other
Not Reported (
Education companies
)
- Employer
Affected
Total individuals affected:
Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
Number unknown
- Location unknown
, Education companies
, Gender not reported
)
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.
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.