Appendix 6
Terms of Employment for Laboratory Technicians
1. School’s entering into a Contract with a Laboratory Technician on Appointment The School Management Committee, on the appointment of a laboratory technician, should enter into a contract of service with him.
2. School’s entering into a Contract with a Laboratory Technician immediately after Probation
The School Management Committee should enter into a contract with a laboratory technician immediately after his 2 years of probationary period, which shall not be subject to annual renewal.
3. Terms of Employment to be mentioned in the Contract of Service for the Laboratory Technician
(a) Probationary Period
The duration of probation for a laboratory technician shall be 2 years or on completion of an approved Laboratory Technician Certificate Course or an approved appropriate course of training, whichever is the longer.
(b) Termination of Appointment during and after Probationary Period (i) During probationary Period
The appointment of a laboratory technician who is serving a period of probation shall be terminable by the School Management Committee or the laboratory technician giving 1 month’s notice in writing.
(ii) After Probationary Period
The appointment of a laboratory technician who has satisfactorily completed a probationary period, shall be terminable by the School Management Committee or the laboratory technician giving 3 months’ notice in writing.
(c) Duties
(i) To take charge of the operation and maintenance of the laboratories and assist teachers and students in performing science experiments and other science-related activities;
(ii) Where necessary, other related duties as considered appropriate.
(updated on 1 September 2017)
4. Working Experience counted for Incremental Purpose
Relevant laboratory technician experience in the universities and polytechnic, and in a caput or assisted private or bought-place school bound by contract since 1 September 1990, shall be accepted as recognized experience for incremental purpose in aided schools Note.
5. Signing of an Undertaking by the Laboratory Technician recommended to attend an Approved Laboratory Technician Certificate Course or an Approved Appropriate Course of Training
The laboratory technician who has been recommended to attend an approved Laboratory Technician Certificate Course or an approved appropriate course of training shall sign an undertaking with the school by which he agrees to serve in the school for at least 1 year after completion of the course.
6. Direct Appointment of Laboratory Technician II
Should there be a vacancy, it is permissible for the school to offer direct appointment of Laboratory Technician II to the appropriate applicant who is serving/has served as Laboratory Technician II in a government secondary school or in another aided school even under a different sponsor Note. In the case of laboratory technicians for the maintenance of audiological equipment in schools for the hearing impaired, candidates with the appropriate training and 3 years of relevant experience may also be considered for direct appointment as Laboratory Technician II. (updated on 1 September 2017)
Note:
The working experience of a laboratory technician in a DSS school operating local science curricula can be considered as equivalent to that in an aided secondary school.
(updated on 1 September 2017)
Appendix 7
Teaching Staff’s Contracts
1. School’s entering into a contract with a teacher immediately after probation The School Management Committee should enter into a contract with a teacher immediately after his 2 years of probationary period. The contract shall not be subject to annual renewal.
2. Dismissal/Termination of Appointment of a teacher after probation
The procedures relating to Dismissal or Termination of Appointment of a teacher as spelt out at Appendix 8 of this Code of Aid should be observed strictly.
3. Dismissal/Termination of Appointment of a teacher in the middle of the academic year during probationary period
The procedures relating to Dismissal or Termination of Appointment of a teacher as spelt out at Appendix 8 of this Code of Aid should be observed strictly.
4. Dismissal/Termination of Appointment of a teacher at the end of the first and second academic year during probationary period
If a teacher is still found by the School Management Committee to be performing his duties in an unsatisfactory manner (including personality, character and philosophy of education), and showing no improvement in his work after being advised, the School Management Committee can opt for any one of the following 3 measures:
Either (a) To follow the procedures with regard to Dismissal or Termination of Appointment of a teacher as spelt out at Appendix 8 of this Code of Aid.
or (b) A verbal warning can be given to the teacher by the School Head. The content of the warning should be noted down in the school record for future reference. The teacher, to whom the warning is given, may note down the content of the warning for his own reference and improvement.
or (c) After informing verbally the teacher of his shortcomings, the School Head may serve the teacher a written letter, listing the weaknesses mentioned in their discussion, and may ask the teacher to sign in acknowledgement of the letter.
For the School Management Committee opting for (b) or (c), the following points should be observed:
(i) It is not necessary for the School Management Committee to notify the Permanent Secretary of such verbal warning(s).
However, the record(s) should be made available for inspection by the officers of the Education Bureau, if and when required.
(ii) The written letter should be copied to the Education Bureau for record purposes. The Permanent Secretary may investigate at the request of the teacher concerned.
(iii) If the teacher concerned takes no notice of the verbal warning(s), the School Management Committee may terminate the appointment of the teacher by giving 1 month’s notice at the end of the school year.
Appendix 8
Procedure to be followed in Case of Dismissal or Termination of Appointment of a Teacher
The procedure to be followed by the School Management Committee should be as follows:
(a) The teacher concerned should be given a warning, or warnings that his work is unsatisfactory. This should be recorded in the school files.
(b) If no improvement in the teacher’s work is noticeable after an appropriate period then a formal written warning embodying relevant criticisms should be given to the teacher, and a copy of this letter should be forwarded to the Permanent Secretary for information. This should be recorded in the school files.
(c) On receipt of this letter the Permanent Secretary shall investigate the circumstances.
(d) If the teacher after receiving the warning letter still shows no improvement after an appropriate period, normally not less than 1 month, and the School Management Committee intends to dismiss him or not to renew his contract after the date of expiry, the Supervisor shall so inform the Permanent Secretary.
(e) In each case of dismissal of a teacher, a sufficient period of notice of termination of employment must be given in accordance with Section 61.
Appendix 9
Payment of Salaries on Appointment, Resignation, Retirement or Termination of Appointment
1. (a) A teacher with 1 academic year’s service or more without break whose appointment terminates no earlier than the beginning of
(i) the major school holidays, i.e., Christmas, Chinese New Year and Easter Holidays will be paid to the end of the school holidays;
(ii) the Summer Vacation will be paid to the end of August.
(b) A teacher with service of less than 1 academic year but more than 59 days whose appointment terminates no earlier than the beginning of
(i) the major school holidays, i.e., Christmas, Chinese New Year and Easter Holidays will be paid to the end of the school holidays;
(ii) the Summer Vacation will be paid to the end of July.
(c) A teacher with service of 59 days or less shall be paid up to and including the last day of the performance of full duties.
(d) A teacher who resigns from one aided school to take up a new appointment in another aided school on the commencement day of a new school year and without break in teaching service, other than such break as the Permanent Secretary may approve, will be paid by the school he leaves for the period up to and including the last day of performance of full duties in that school, and by the school to which he is newly appointed from the day following his last day of performance of full duties in the former school.
2. In a newly-opened special school, the date of assumption of full duties shall normally be deemed to be the date of commencement of classes. The Permanent Secretary may approve, for purposes of grant, the appointment of staff who are required for essential preliminary planning of new special schools in advance of the date of commencement of classes, and in the case of reprovisioned special schools he may approve the continued payment of the salaries of staff of the original school should the completion of the building be delayed beyond the scheduled date.
Appendix 10