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Prof. Prasad assures teachers they will not lose a cent in their FNPF
The media and one or two teachers are making a big deal about this issue – Prof. Prasad

Prof. Prasad assures teachers they will not lose a cent in their FNPF

The media and one or two teachers are making a big deal about this issue – Prof. Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has assured teachers that they will not lose a single cent in their FNPF contributions.

While responding to questions from the media following some concerns raised by some teachers that their FNPF contribution was not being paid for the past 8 weeks, Professor Prasad says he thinks the media and one or two teachers are making a big deal about this issue, but no teachers will lose a cent from their FNPF contributions.

Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro confirmed to fijivillage News that teachers who have not received their salary for the last 8 weeks, their pay has been processed and will get paid this week or the following pay.

Radrodro says this is due to internal processes that every new teacher needs to understand.

He says it is not a system entirely based on the laxity of the Ministry of Education.

The Minister says they are now making improvements in terms of their systems in-house to get them through the induction process.

He says the new teachers all understand what they need to provide, the signing of the employment letter of appointment, and all those things, so they are making improvements.

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