Elrc Collective Agreement 3 Of 2013
Ms. Foca replied that she wanted to believe that once the case was reported, the state would not appear against the offender and the name of the person who was reported. Perhaps the protocol agreement could clarify these issues. She also suggested that the ELRC should conduct a campaign with leaflets with SACE to show that community members are protected when reporting sexual assaults. Saps and ELRC have been united to ensure participation in a Memorandum of Understanding that should govern cooperation between all parties. The three agreements not only mandate the Council to maintain peace at work in the public education sector, but also aim to meet the vision of the National Development Plan for Basic Education to improve the conditions for the care of educators and to preserve the constitutional rights of the child under collective agreement 3 of 2018. Given the current scourge of sexual crimes, particularly against children in our country, this agreement would be essential for justice in cases where educators are accused of sexual misconduct. Mugwena Maluleke, Secretary General of SADTU, said that the EU, the largest in the education sector, had signed the agreements that will ensure the permanent employment of teachers in the provision of quality education as a right to children; ensure the reintegration of teachers and provide learners with protection from sexual predators. She said that the parties to UNHCR had been commended for the common spirit that has been demonstrated in concluding key agreements for the sector and the Council thanked the Portfolio Committee for its continued support of its initiatives over the years.
The purpose of the agreement is to amend the re-education measures for educators following a service interruption, in accordance with paragraphs B 8.5.2 and B 8.5.3 of personnel management measures (WFPs). We welcome the fact that the Agreement will prevail over all existing provincial agreements governing the appointment and transformation of educators, unless the provisions of the existing provincial agreements provide more favourable conditions to the conditions set out in the national agreement. With regard to resolved and unresolved cases, UNHCR had no information on this matter. However, it could find the information and pass it on to the Committee Secretary. OHCHR had only statistics on cases that had been referred by people who claimed to have unfair practices. The pending proceedings should be closed, as the agreement could not be implemented retroactively. The Southern African Teachers` Union (SADTU) welcomes the Council on Labour Relations in Education (ELRC) for the conclusion of three crucial collective agreements, which, among other things, guarantee the protection of children`s rights and improve conditions of service to educators. Ms. N Tarabella-Marchesi (DA) said that once there were changes under the agreement, there would be a lot of concerns, particularly among unions in the area of permanent employment of teachers who work on a fixed-term basis for three months. What exactly did this mean and why were the unions so worried about it? And what do unions say about the fact that teachers have to work at a lower level than they used to be if they go back two years? But if a teacher has not decided to resign, but has chosen a sabbatical, how long has the ministry left a sabbatical? She said it was quite strange that the Council of Educators of South Africa (SACE) did not automatically register GBS members. She asked if she had misunderstood anything on this subject and a member of the delegation confirmed that she had misunderstood, and that was not the case.
