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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17: A multitude of expatriate teachers have vowed that they will not back down until their rights are restored and the decision to reduce their housing allowance is reversed. They affirmed their plan to head towards the judicial arena before Dec 26, 2016 considering the inconsistent statements …
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KD 8 million spent paying Non Kuwaiti employees of Ministry of Education
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17: A total of KD 8 million was spent in the fiscal year of 2014/2015 for paying the salaries of non-Kuwaiti employees of Ministry of Education, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources. They said the ministry is seeking functionality stability for all employees, affirming that all benefits, …
Read More »MoE denies alleged resignation of expat teachers
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16: Human Resources Department Director at the Ministry of Education Soud Al-Juwaisar has denied the alleged resignation of expatriate teachers who signed contracts with the ministry recently due to the decision to reduce their housing allowance, reports Al-Rai. In a press statement, Al-Juwaisar clarified a Jordanian teacher …
Read More »Jordanian teachers quit their jobs
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 14: Most of the Jordanian teachers who had signed contracts with Ministry of Education in March 2016 have left Kuwait, a move that was expected due to the decision of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued in October 2016 to reduce the housing allowance of expatriate teachers …
Read More »Sacking ‘oldies’ – Rare fields stay
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 14: The Ministry of Education will soon refer for retirement all teachers who have been in service for 34 years except those with rare fields of specialization, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa. In his interview with the daily recently, …
Read More »‘Re-evaluate decision to cut teacher’s housing allowances’
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs at Ministry of Education and Higher Education Yousef Al-Najjar revealed that the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa has requested the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to reevaluate its decision related to reduction of housing allowance for expatriate teachers …
Read More »Call to pass ‘law’ on protecting teachers – Ministry condemns attack
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 31: Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Eissa has affirmed the need to pass a law on protecting teachers. In a statement when he visited the director of Umayyah Bint Qays Middle School for Girls who was attacked by the guardian of a student and …
Read More »Reduction in teachers housing grant to begin
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Reduction in the housing allowance from KD 150 to KD 60 for male and female expatriate teachers of public schools will take effect from Oct 13, after its approval by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh, despite the outcry in the education …
Read More »Finance minster okays decision to reduce allowance paid to expat teachers
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, acting Minister of Oil and chairman of the Board Directors of Civil Service Commission Anas Al- Saleh has approved the board’s decision on amending housing allowance paid to non-Kuwaiti teachers in the Ministry of Education and Public Authority for …
Read More »‘Expat teachers’ Oct housing allowance won’t be reduced’ – ‘MoE’s sector has no plans to restructure pay of staff’
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 11: Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs at Ministry of Education Yousef Al-Najjar revealed that the housing allowance of expatriate teachers for the month of October will be KD 150, as Ministry of Education has not yet received an official letter in this regard from the Civil Service …
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