Dozens of teachers staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education’s head office on Tuesday, protesting over issues with their health plan.
They are up in arms as claims to their UNIMED Group Health Plan, are taking over a year to be processed and paid.
This is the third public demonstration from the teachers’ union over this matter.
According to TTUTA’s president Martin Lum Kin, the issue is affecting thousands of teachers.
He said: “The employer has no hesitation in deducting the dues for this plan. However, members who are claiming are not getting the subsequent remittance of their claims.”
“It was a process that took roughly four weeks. Now, we are speaking about 13 months,” he reported.
Lum Kin also revealed that there are hundreds of teachers who are yet to be added to the group health plan because of several administrative issues emanating from the Ministry.
He said this has forced teachers to purchase additional insurance, thereby adding to their financial burdens.
TTUTA warns that if nothing is done, members will exercise all possibilities open to them, until the matter is resolved.