Delhi University approves contract hiring of teachers
TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 02:22 IST
DU logoNEW DELHI: Despite a day of protest and chaos by members of the Academic Council (AC), Delhi University has managed to introduce the Ordinance XII E for employment of teachers on contract basis with fixed salaries. The ordinance says that contractual teachers will be employed for vacancies for one year.
“We were protesting against the proposal since the morning, but the matter was brought up and passed with our note of dissent,” AC member Pankaj Garg said.
According to AC member Saikat Ghosh, “We already have the provision for temporary appointments for vacancies filled by ad hoc teachers for four months. Since these vacancies can be filled by teachers appointed on ad hoc basis, contractual appointment is not required in DU. It has forced DU to add to the already exploitative conditions prevailing for ad hoc teachers by introducing contractual employment in which there are no benefits, no allowances, no leaves, no increments and no job security.”
The AC was also, till late Wednesday night, holding discussions about the re-employment policy wherein a teacher who has retired at the age of 65 could come back and teach.
“We were protesting against the proposal since the morning, but the matter was brought up and passed with our note of dissent,” AC member Pankaj Garg said.
According to AC member Saikat Ghosh, “We already have the provision for temporary appointments for vacancies filled by ad hoc teachers for four months. Since these vacancies can be filled by teachers appointed on ad hoc basis, contractual appointment is not required in DU. It has forced DU to add to the already exploitative conditions prevailing for ad hoc teachers by introducing contractual employment in which there are no benefits, no allowances, no leaves, no increments and no job security.”
The AC was also, till late Wednesday night, holding discussions about the re-employment policy wherein a teacher who has retired at the age of 65 could come back and teach.
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