In July 2023, the Ombudsman Commission registered complaints from three (3) elementary school teachers in various local district schools in the New Guinea Islands Regions. The teachers’ complaints related to unreasonable delays in their admissions since 2016.
The 3 teachers claimed that they were not registered, assigned file numbers, or established on the payroll since the commencement of their teaching careers.
From June to October 2023, the Commission commenced a series of case conferences with the relevant Divisions of the government department concerned. The case conferences held were related to issues of registration and salaries.
In November 2023, the Commission received information from the relevant official of the government department concerned. The information contained listings of elementary school teachers who were successfully registered, issued file numbers and placed on payroll.
The Salary and Payroll Section of the government department concerned also provided copies of the teachers’ pay slips confirming that the issues raised by the 3 teachers were successfully addressed. The three elementary school teachers were fully registered, admitted to the Teaching Service, issued file numbers, established on payroll and back paid K16, 622.40, K17, 036.91 and K25, 651.40 respectively in salaries.
There are similar teachers in Oro Province facing pay related problems.If only Department of Education do investigations to help teachers who gave their time and heart for teaching Will be a great blessing and heart easing for such teachers..
Thank you.
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I’m a son to my mom, she’s currently teaching in Awasa Elementary school in Morobe Province,Huon Gulf District, Salamaua Local Level Government, Busamang Village.She’s been teaching there since 2015 without payment till now 2025.On 2023 she had been going for a 6 months training and fully graduated with certificate of teaching through TSC and PNGEI at Helsburg Morobe Province.Then graduated at Lae Secondary school the same year.She completed every steps towards payroll but yet she doesn’t on pay.Her name was Lilian Lauyac.Could you please assist out.Thankyou.
Hey ,I EDWARD BAUK, the elementary teacher in Madang Province, Bogia district. 2014 I completed my teacher elementary training and teaching for almost 12 years. I didn’t receive my pay yet.
I submitted my complain already to the ombudsman but reply non.
Rodss after Rodss, Troas after Troas, submitted but nothing else as feedback.Off pay from March 14 2019. Still teaching, I am not giving up, The very truth is that, nogat wanpla single Boss blo education go lo rural remote skull na visit us, that’s why we rural remote teachers are affected, please Ombudsman commission, help. I am still teaching. Tauta Koko elementary school.
George Tawi,
File. 11207072.