THE Papua New Guinea Government has started seriously addressing the dual salary issue raised in Parliament last week, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Science Technology Malakai Tabar announced.
He said this week that instructions have been issued and the process of screening a budget that will include an increase in lecturers’ salaries was already underway. Mr Tabar said that the office was working on a policy framework which he will table in Parliament and prepare for implementation next year. "The Government has started addressing this issue and talks are underway for a review into the dual salary. We also have been working on the policy paper which will be presented once completed," he said. "Some universities have standardised salaries between national and expatriate staff and others have not, but we are working on this structure. "The department is expected to produce a policy statement that will standardise international and domestic market allowances for academics teaching in tertiary institutions, including universities," he said. Mr Tabar said that the department was already making arrangements to meet with universities to develop an academic program where national staff can go for further studies in their respective fields and also look at other means and needs on this front. PNG Facts/ Post Courier Comments are closed.
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