Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Terms and Conditions of Employment of EducationChapter 2 : General Conditions of Service and SalariesRemunerative Payments over and above Salaries17. Differentiated allowances |
| (1) | An educator appointed at a state educational institution referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), in a post with a post level grading of post level 1 shall receive a non-pensionable allowance equal to the difference between the notch on the key scale on which the educator is and the following higher notch on the key scale: |
| (a) | Schools for— |
| (i) | aurally handicapped children (that is, deaf children and children who are hard of hearing); |
| (ii) | visually handicapped children (that is blind children and weak-sighted children); |
| (iii) | neurally handicapped children (that is, physically handicapped, epileptic children and cerebral palsied children); and |
| (iv) | pupils with early child-autism. |
| (b) | Training institutions for mentally retarded children. |
| (c) | Reform schools or schools of industry as defined in the Child Care Act, 1983 (Act No. 74 of 1983), including the Steinthal Junior Secondary School. |
| (2) | A non-pensionable allowance shall be paid to an educator at post level 1 who holds the post of principal, which allowance is equal to the difference between the notch on the salary scale applicable to him and the following higher notch on the same key scale: Provided that— |
| (a) | in the case of educators in category A2 who were appointed at post level 1 after 1 January 1984, the allowance shall be restricted to educators who are on notches up to and on the maximum of the standard salary scale applicable to category A2, as the case may be; |
| (b) | the allowance shall not be payable to educators who were in employment on 31 March 1981 and are still uninterruptedly in service and who received an added salary notch in terms of the provisions determined by the Minister; |
| (c) | in the case of educators, excluding those mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the payment of the allowance shall be restricted to the maximum of— |
| (i) | the standard salary scale applicable to category C at post level 1 in the case of educators whose achievements have not been recognised; and |
| (ii) | the appropriate merit salary scale referred to in regulation 12 (2) applicable to educators in category C at post level 1 in the case of educators whose achievements have been recognised. |
| (3) | Educators who on 1 October 1984 held the post of Inspector: Schools excluding those who on 1 April 1981 chose to be remunerated according to personal fixed salaries, shall receive a non-pensionable allowance as determined by the Minister from time to time. |
| (4) | Educators who teach an agriculture subject, shall receive a non-pensionable allowance as determined by the Minister. |