Teachers Service Commission (TSC) accused KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion of lying about the ongoing negotiations between the union and the commission.
In a statement to newsrooms, the TSC distanced itself from claims by Sossion alleging they had reached negotiations.
According to the statement, TSC accused Sossion of misleading teachers that they had reached a middle ground on the promotion of 30,000 teachers. The commission indicated they had not agreed on any promotions during their first phase of the meetings, which saw KNUT abandon plans to strike this term.
“Sossion and some union officials have chosen to continue misleading teachers and telling falsehoods,” said the commission in a statement.
The TSC also claimed the ODM nominated MP recently attempted to sabotage curriculum implementation programmes like teachers appraisal by inciting staff to defy their employer.
“This is regrettable and unfortunate. The commission takes great exception to such disgraceful action, especially when it is instigated and supported by an honourable Member of Parliament, who is also a state officer,” the teacher’s employer stated.
Teachers were directed by the TSC to only take directions from the employer and no other agency adding it will take action against any teacher who failed to take up a transfer or appraisal.
Appraisals, which include performance contracting and teacher performance development, were rolled out in 2016 to enable monitoring and evaluation of teachers’ performance. “Union officials who have been misleading teachers on the issue of transfer of teachers should be ignored. Regrettably, teachers who fail to proceed on transfer as directed will be dealt with in accordance to the code of regulations for teachers,” the commission warned.