Education staff Zaan Primary will receive wages later
School group Agora has helped Zaan Primair to pay the salaries of the staff this month. As a result, the teaching staff of Zaan Primair still received their salary, albeit with a delay. The Zaan school group came into trouble due to a conflict with the contractor of the new building, who seized all their bank balances.
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The Executive Board of Zaan Primair makes this known in a message on their website and education alderman Natasja Groothuismink van Zaanstad also writes this. a letter to the city council.
The contractor who built the new IKC Overtuinen school building, which was completed this summer, has been confiscating Zaan Primary's bank accounts and assets since last Tuesday. write the alderman and the executive board of Zaan Primary. "The contractor has taken a far-reaching and very unusual step that was not expected," said the school administrators. 'The seizure causes serious damage to Zaan Primair. Salaries cannot be paid on time and schools cannot use their bank cards.'
Salaries cannot be paid on time and schools cannot use their bank cards
Moral apple
School board Agora came to the aid of the fellow board so that the salaries for this month could at least be transferred, although this was a few days later than usual. Education alderman Groothuismink is concerned about the situation and the municipality is investigating what it can do to limit the consequences for employees, children and parents. She makes a 'moral appeal' to the parties to find a solution. 'As a college, we urge both parties to resolve the business dispute in such a way that employees and children are not the victims.'
The conflict between the school group and the contractor has been going on since April this year and a judge is now also examining this. In a letter the directors let the employees know that there is a dispute about the extra work and less work of the contractor.
Distressed Members
De AOb has already spoken with the board. “We've already received inquiries from concerned members,” says AObdistrict manager Marg Cornelissen. “Members can reach us to ask their question. This is a unique situation in which a construction company has so much influence on the primary process. For this month, the salaries seem to have turned out okay, but we will keep an eye on this collectively for all members at Zaan Primair.”
