SANDY BAY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2014/09/01 - 2017/08/31 (EXPIRED)

ARTICLE 13 - RESIGNATION AND TERMINATION OF PERMANENT TEACHERS

13.01 Resignation

13.01 a) (i) by written notice, given by the teacher, to the Employer of at least thirty (30) days prior to the 31st of December.

13.01 a) (ii) by written notice, given by the teacher, to the Employer of at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the school year.

13.01 a) (iii) by written notice, given by the teacher, to the Employer, of thirty (30) days’ notice with payment (or arrangements to make payment) of three thousand dollars ($3000.00).

13.02 Termination

A teacher’s employment may be terminated by one of the following methods:

13.02 a) (i) By mutual consent of the teacher and the Employer.

13.02 a) (ii) Subject to Article 15, no teacher shall be dismissed during the annual terms of his/her contract except for just cause.

13.02 a) (iii) Where an agreement between the teacher and the Employer is terminated by the Employer due to just cause, the teacher receiving the notice of the termination may within seven (7) teaching days of the receipt thereof request the Employer terminating the agreement to give reasons for the termination in which case the Employer terminating the agreement shall within seven (7) teaching days from the date of the receipt of the request comply therewith and where the Employer terminates the agreement of a teacher who has been employed by the Employer other than under a term contract for more than one full school year, Article 19 Grievance Procedure shall apply.

13.02 a) (iv) Where a teacher enters an agreement with the Employer and the teacher willfully neglects or refuses to comply with the terms of the agreement, the teacher is liable to have a complaint made by the Employer to the Minister of Education and Training with a copy provided to the teacher involved and a copy to the Sandy Bay Teachers' Association.