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Genuinely, curious. There's a trend in my school apparently quite a number of teachers on Hospitalisation Leave this term. Here I am, I'm really burning out. Yet, I am witnessesing all these teachers on long leave. Do they genuinely have medical reasons or going by left. I heard some just made up excuses for their doctors to cover their HL. God knows.

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Genuinely, curious. There's a trend in my school apparently quite a number of teachers on Hospitalisation Leave this term. Here I am, I'm really burning out. Yet, I am witnessesing all these teachers on long leave. Do they genuinely have medical reasons or going by left. I heard some just made up excuses for their doctors to cover their HL. God knows.

no one knows if something really wrong with them? no culture of care among staff?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Genuinely, curious. There's a trend in my school apparently quite a number of teachers on Hospitalisation Leave this term. Here I am, I'm really burning out. Yet, I am witnessing all these teachers on long leave. Do they genuinely have medical reasons or going by left. I heard some just made up excuses for their doctors to cover their HL. God knows.

looking at my own child's school,

teachers have gone absent due to MC or course etc

on one occasion, the principal herself come in to stand in for my child's class because FT on MC

--> not enough teachers (perm / relief) to cover

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Genuinely, curious. There's a trend in my school apparently quite a number of teachers on Hospitalisation Leave this term. Here I am, I'm really burning out. Yet, I am witnessesing all these teachers on long leave. Do they genuinely have medical reasons or going by left. I heard some just made up excuses for their doctors to cover their HL. God knows.

even if true, what can the system do to those who abuse the system and take advantage of their colleagues for a long period of time for those on long mc?

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even if true, what can the system do to those who abuse the system and take advantage of their colleagues for a long period of time for those on long mc?

UMM - THERE ARE LIMITS!
Its no pay leave after a certain no of days are hit

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no one knows if something really wrong with them? no culture of care among staff?

Health issues is a very private matter. It's something for the SLs and RO to know about the teacher. Not some busybody wondering whether health issues are real or whether they pay the doctor to make something up.

jump school can increase salary ? if the current school too many parttern and extra duties want to zhao liao

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jump school can increase salary ? if the current school too many parttern and extra duties want to zhao liao

In private sector, yes.

Only for this sector, no.

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looking at my own child's school,

teachers have gone absent due to MC or course etc

on one occasion, the principal herself come in to stand in for my child's class because FT on MC

--> not enough teachers (perm / relief) to cover

Does anyone know if KPs or SLs have really continuously brought up issues of manpower shortage to HR or the ministry HQ itself?

Previously there was a reply from a HQ officer here saying that the personnel there know about the problem but are not consciously or intentionally doing anything about it...is that really true?

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Does anyone know if KPs or SLs have really continuously brought up issues of manpower shortage to HR or the ministry HQ itself?

Previously there was a reply from a HQ officer here saying that the personnel there know about the problem but are not consciously or intentionally doing anything about it...is that really true?

not sure abt that becos not from MOE
the anecdote that was shared by my child abt the principal having to stand in to cover for the absent teacher (though in reality i don't expect the sch principal herself to step in to do real teaching per se)

--> first thoughts that come to mind is the perm staff on location not likely can just parachute in to stand in given that they may have their own classes to run during curriculum time

natual thoughts see if i can get anyone from the relief teachers?
if can't even get a relief teacher in to stand in for the absentee, manpower running on bare bones