Hundreds of protestors took the streets on Aug. 31 against a decision by the Queensland state government to dock the pay of unvaccinated teachers.
A week earlier, Education Queensland finalised disciplinary action against 900 teachers in the state (out of 54,000 educators) who will see their pay cut by $25 to $90 per week over an 18-week period.
“School staff were given ample opportunity to follow the lawful direction or provide evidence as to why they should be exempt from the direction since the vaccination requirements were announced in November 2021,” the Department said in a statement on Aug. 24.
The punishment will be the second pay hit for the 900 educators who were initially stood down without pay for refusing the first COVID-19 jab by Dec. 17, 2021….