SEA COW LAKE

Unpaid service

I would like to lay a complaint about Mr W. Ponnan, the principal of Sea Cow Lake Secondary School ( ********** 976/ ********** 010) On January 16 I was employed at his school for a substitute post for the teacher who was going on maternity leave. I signed the assumption forms but few days later I was I was called by the Principal and 2 SGB members (Mr Gcwensa and Pastor)who told me that now there is a problem. The problem was that they have received a circular which stops them to employ temporal teachers and substitute. They explained to me how the procedure was gonna work to be employed. The principal and the SGB asked me to stay and told me that they have sent my things to the Mr Dupplessie the circuit manager now they will wait for the feedback. The principal and the SGB told me that while I wait for my things to be approved I will be paid by the SGB an amount of R150.00 a day, I agreed because I was hoping the process wont take long. Time passed and no one was updating me on how my application was going as promised. I went to the Principal and he told me that it is still quiet and he had done no follow up. So i kept on visiting the Principal to check but he always told me there is nothing. One day I asked to leave early and go to check at Truro house why nothing has come back to the school. At Truro they checked and there was nothing recieved from Sea Cow Lake Secondary School. They sent me back to School to ask the Principal if he filled in the Proforma 1 and he agreed but couild not tell me where he submitted. I went to him again and asked where he submitted my things, he told me he cant be sure because sometimes they submit to the primary around them and the Circuit Manager picks things from that school. I could hear that the Principal was lying to me and I further asked him to give me the date coz I know when you submit these things you must sign for them. The Principal gave me stories. I asked for the Circuit Manager's number and called his offfice. The Circuit Manager was not there and I spoke to her Secretary by the Name of Zinhle. Zinhle also told me that there was nothing from Sea Cow Lake I must go back to ask when they submitted the proforma 1. I went back but this time I spoke t the Clerk Mr Ravee who is in charge of filling in forms for employment of Teachers. Ravee confirmed that they have submitted to the Circuit Manager and showed me one page which he said was a proforma 1 and told me it was submittted 29 January 2018. I called Zinhle again and gave her the date but still she couldnt find anything. I told the Principal about this and he told me that maybe Duplessie did not submit it because when i filled the forms my Sace certificate was outstanding. I told him that cant be true because he did not recieve my things at all. On the last day of term 1, Mr Ravee called me and told me that Mr Dupplessie said he cant find me on the database I must log on and fill my details. I did that and when schools opened still there was no feedback for me until the last day of my service. On the last day I went to Truro again and they called the school and asked what was happening with my forms. Mr Ravee again confirmed that it was submitted to the Circuit Manager Mr Dupplessie. We tried to call Mr Dupplessie to ask him if he knows anything about this issue but he was not available, we were told that he is attending a meeting. The lady that was assisting me asked me to give her all my details she will try and find Mr Dupplessie. After few days I went to check and the lady told me that Mr Dupplessie came later on the same day and when she asked her about my issue he said he knows nothing about me. She called the Principal again and told him that he spoke to the Circuit Manager and heknows nothing about my case. The Principal told her that they did not submit my things because my SACE certificate was outstanding at the time of filling in the assumption forms that is why I was paid by SGB. When she asked him to explain that to me he said he cant because all along I knew I was employed by the SGB. The Principal lied to me on several occassion to keep me at his school because I told him that the SGB money is not enough for me but I will wait until the feedback comes. He made a fool of me sending me to district offices, calling circuit office using my money while knowing that he is keeping my things at his school. I hope I have stated enough details to assist you in solving this issue.