Mental harassment of a govt. school teacher
Guest
(Querist) 28 December 2016
This query is : Resolved
I'm a female,working as a Science teacher for 5+ yrs in a delhi administration government school.i'm confirmed in my job.
each year teachers are ordered by edu. department to take classes in winter and summer vacations.
they have no personal life.this has made the teacher community very upset.
now atleast 2 teachers in our school are supposed to prepare time table of themselves and other teachers during holidays,ie,for the no. of days each teacher will to take classes.
both the teachers are good friends with our vice principal who trusts them a lot and supports them too.she has the habit of only listening to their side of the story.
now both teachers made time table in such a way that their own group (friends)of teachers are coming only for 2-3 days in vacations while other teachers have to come for more than 5 days.
i had requested them many times earlier to let me know the time table but they hid it.
now when holidays are starting in one day,they gave it to me immediately for signing and are not ready to reduce my days,saying that it had already been sent to directorate of education and no change can be made now.
when i complained to principal,she shouted publically and defended them by saying she made it and if i have objections,i should give in writing that i cant come for so many days.
every year these teachers make an unfair,unjust time table and always give very few days of work to themselves and their own group.
my principal even says that if i dont come for so many days,i should also arrange another teacher who will work on my behalf.otherwise i shall be given a memo.
now what can i do so that this unfair practice stops forever?
1. is it my duty to arrange another teacher from my school who would like to teacher on my behalf?what if other teachers refuse?because nobody is happy working in holidays.
2. if i am given a memo for not working for the full no. of days,what reply should i give so that these people never repeat this injustice again from the next year onwards?
please guide me.i want a diplomatic yet bold action from my side so that they realise they cant take me for a ride each year.
please dont ask me to compromise again this year on this issue because i did so last year also and this has made them more gutsy.
Ms.Usha Kapoor
(Expert) 29 December 2016
YOU PROPOSE ROTATION OF TEACHERS DURING HOLIDAYS. ONE GROUP OF TEACHERS COME FOR 5 DAYS IN A WEEK OTHER GROUP RELAXING THE ENTIRE WEEK,another GROUP WORKS FOR 5 DAYS A WEEK AND TAKES A BREAK ETC. THIS WAY IT AMOUNTS TO EQUITABLE AND EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WORK AND DEMOCRACY AMONG ALL THE TEACHERS.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
1. is it my duty to arrange another teacher from my school who would like to teacher on my behalf?what if other teachers refuse?because nobody is happy working in holidays.
2. If i am given a memo for not working for the full no. of days,what reply should i give so that these people never repeat this injustice again from the next year onwards?
SUCH LIKE TREATMENT IS GENERALLY THERE FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT DEDICATED.
It is apparent that the Principal is going professionally to create ground for making legally tenable adverse entry in ACR which will bar your promotion/ACP for 5 years.
You have been given opportunity for making a representation and did not do so and you expect diplomatic and bold action.
So far you have not stated anything which can be a cause of action or could be called atrocity.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
If you are called during vacations you are given extra leaves. You cannot dictate your own timing.
If you can arrange services of another teacher from another school the Principal is willing to accommodate you (as you told). It is not at all responsibility of the Principal to arrange your substitute simply because you do not want to do your job.
She can do so. She can write to the DDE about your dereliction of duty and recommend disciplinary action and have posting of another teacher.
Whether you come or do not come in vacations, fall in result is deemed lack of performance which you have to fill you self in your ACR resume. If the Principal has a proof of your arrogance on record then further action can be taken against you.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
Even if you are confirmed employee yet DDE has powers to award you minor penalty without holding inquiry which can be upto stoppage of 3 increments for three years without commutative effect.
In case the conduct (in the opinion of DDE) appears to be warranting higher punishment he/she can hold inquiry and refer the case after inquiry to Director, who is competent even to order dismissal from Service.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
I could have given further advise but I am proceeding to drop my wife to her Delhi Govt School for similar assignment during vacations as she is not interested in seeking my advise as to how to derelict duty.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
As Delhi Govt employee you are governed by FR/SR and rule 11 ibid clearly says that any govt employee can be deployed for any job for any no of working hours with or without remunerations.
Guest
(Querist) 29 December 2016
Thanks for the lengthy replies Mr. Sudhir Kumar.
About leaves,we have no attraction.If we work for 20 days we get only 10 and not 20.We are still losing out on 10 leaves and we don't find it a very attractive proposal.
I'm not an escapist trying to avoid my duties.
I just want justice.
Why is it that a particular group of teachers get fewer days to work,whereas others have to toil hard?Dont they too have the right to rest in vacations?
This is my point of dispute.....That all teachers get eq. no. of days to work.
Is it not unjust action by the school.
one teacher(not me) who stays far is forced to come for 8 days but another one is given the relaxation to come only for 3 dys necause she stays far(and is the principal's favourite).
is there no point which i can use in my favour so that i can get justice in this regard?
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 29 December 2016
If aggrieved, collective action may fetch some results.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
I have already commented on opther thread
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/details.asp?mod_id=145558&offset=2.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 29 December 2016
you have 5+ years of service it means you are due for ACP in 2021.
that means that your ACR for PE April 2020,2019,2018,2017 should not be adverse or below bench mark for which you appear to be working hard.
Guest
(Querist) 06 January 2017
Thanks to all the gentlemen here for answering my query.You have not left any room for doubt.Thanks again.....May God bless you all!
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 07 January 2017
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