Transfer of employees at Limburg school group
At the large school foundation Limburg Secondary Education (LVO), 125 teachers will have to work at other locations from next school year due to shrinkage. Ten full-time teaching support staff jobs will also be relocated. These are personnel who work at the LVO schools in Maastricht. "There is a job guarantee for these employees and we take into account the travel distances of the staff during the transfer," says Jeffreye Vossen, member of the central management of LVO.
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Just before the May holidays, more than 125 employees heard that they were forced to work at another location, outside Maastricht. These people are designated according to the last in, first out principle. That means those who joined last are now first on the list to be transferred. Vossen: “They have a job guarantee within the school foundation. We will try to match them as well as possible with other schools within our school group.”
Matching
When matching, the school board looks at the powers, the school subject of the teachers and how many hours someone works. Vossen: “Every teacher has a different profile. That should match as much as possible. We also include the travel distance, which is part of the matching. ”
Each teacher has a different profile. That should match as much as possible. We also include the travel distance, which is part of the matching.
According to Vossen, among the teachers and educational supporters themselves, there is disappointment, resignation, but also relief. "It was known that a significant reduction was coming," he said earlier daily newspaper The Limburger. "Now everyone knows where he or she stands."
Protest
At one of the schools in Maastricht, the Porta Mosana College, students protested last Thursday against the relocation of their teachers. They formed according to The Limburger at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday afternoon, holding numbered plates in front of their faces. The teachers at that school location are hard hit by the transfers: it concerns XNUMX teachers. Vossen: "A relatively large number of young teachers work at this school who were the last to join."
According to the school board, shrinkage is one of the reasons for teachers to move to other locations. “The number of pupils is declining and in this region pupils are also attending education in Belgium,” says Vossen. Moreover, the schools in Maastricht have not let their workforce keep up with the student population in recent years. “We cannot help but straighten this out now,” says Vossen.
AOb
At the AOb Concerned emails and phone calls have been received from members. AObSector manager Herman Molleman has therefore contacted LVO and is present at the meeting on May 7 at the Porta Mosana College. “Our members have questions such as: how far can I be moved? And what happens if I am not happy with my matching, should I still take that job? In short, they are concerned, ”says Molleman. "That is why we will be there on May 7th to assist our members."
Read the letter can AObsector manager Herman Molleman sent to members who work at LVO.
