Let go of temporary staff hired sans nod, varsities told
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mysuru:05.09.2021
The higher education department has ordered all state-run varsities to relieve temporary employees, outsourced workers and those employed on contract basis without prior government approval.
The registrars of 23 varsities, including University of Mysore (UoM), Mandya Cluster University and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), have been issued a directive to this effect. According to the government circular, the varsities have to relieve both teaching and non-teaching staff of their duties.
Coincidentally, Mysuru MP Pratap Simha recently levelled allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of 400 daily-wage labourers at UoM. However, its vice-chancellor Prof G Hemantha Kumar had dismissed the allegations. KSOU officials too may have to answer a few difficult questions given the recent recruitment of teachers, who were hired on a contractual basis at the varsity.
The government pointed out that those who have been hired by varsities without its consent may move the court seeking regularisation of their employment, with all the benefits it entails. In a bid to pre-empt such a scenario, the government asked all varsities to relieve those recruited without its permission.
UoM registrar R Shivappa said the varsity is yet to receive any directions from the government in this regard.
“We will take a decision once we receive the order,” Shivappa said. Former UoM syndicate member MSS Kumar blamed the protracted delay in appointment of regular staff to universities for the present problem.
“Nearly 60% of staff at universities are not regularised workers. Such being the case, no state university will be able to follow the government’s direction. The only solution to this is to initiate recruitment to all vacant posts at the earliest,” Kumar said.
The state-run universities have to relieve both teaching and non-teaching staff, hired on contract basis, of their duties
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