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695 WEDNESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2008
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The MINISTER OF EDUCATION:
(a) Yes
Year Instances Rank Transgression Disciplinary Action
(i) 2005 2 4. Assistant
Director
4. Senior Admin
Officer
● Irregularities
(booked himself into
hotels without
authorisation)
● Fraud
(ii) 2006 1 ● Admin Clerk
Grade 2
● Fraud
(iii) 2007 1 ● Director ● Sexual
Harassment
(b) Disciplinary action for the period
1 January 2008 up to 30 September
2008
3 instances
(aa) Two (2) deputy directors and one
(1) director.
(bb) Fraud — Financial misconduct
(cc) The officials were dismissed from
the department. Two officials
● Final written
warning
● Dismissal but
suspended for two
years
● Dismissal
● Demotion
(Director and deputy director) appealed
against the sanction and
were reinstated on suspension
with full pay pending the outcome
of their appeals and one Deputd
director accepted the sanction. An
arbitrator has been appointed to
oversee the appeal process as prescribed
and the department is
awaiting the decision of the
arbitrator.