AMMAN — The spokesperson for the
Ministry of Labor, Mohammad Al-Zyoud,
has emphasized that terminating the employment of a female teacher in private
schools or kindergartens due to
pregnancy is strictly prohibited. He also
highlighted that, as per the
Unified Employment Contract, it is not permissible
to end the contract of a female teacher starting from the sixth month of
pregnancy and extending throughout the maternity leave period.
اضافة اعلان
Al-Zyoud has called upon all affected
female teachers who encounter such practices in certain private schools to
confidentially file complaints through the online protection platform. This
step aims to ensure proper follow-up and resolution of the issue, Amman Net
reported.
Furthermore, he noted that the Ministry has
requested the Teachers' Committee within the
General Union of Private Education Workers to provide a list of schools that are involved in these practices.
Emphasizing the
Ministry's stance, he
affirmed that the approval of any internal school regulations that allow for
the termination of a female teacher's employment on the grounds of pregnancy is
not acceptable.
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