Universities not hampered by sick notes

September 12, 2011, 9:48 pm

The Island

by Nilantha Madurawala

The academic activities of the universities were not interrupted due to the sick note campaign launched by the administrative staff and the non-academic staff of the universities, University sources yesterday said.

The examination that was to be held at several Universities had to be postponed and the new date would be fixed, authorities said.

Sources said that the work at the University Grants Commission was interrupted due to the sick note campaign.

A spokesman for the Joint Trade Union Alliance said that if the issue in question was not resolved in a satisfactory manner, the alliance would resort to stern trade union action.

He said that the report, prepared by the University Grants Commission on the salary anomalies, was handed over to the Higher Education Ministry on September 10 and there was no response with regard to it from the authorities.