The public service is the largest single employer in Botswana and therefore any attempt at improving service delivery through punctuality is welcome. Under normal circumstances, this initiative should not be causing any uproar as it is reported to have disturbed the teachers.
He hope that for the teachers the new clocking system also recognises that they do not work like other public service workers, and therefore the noble initiative will not create problems for teachers who start work at 720am, or 8am. Of course some teachers start their day at the office around midday, for those classes that start late and end late in the afternoon.This however should not cause the noble initiative to die a natural death. Parents are concerned about declining performances in schools and hopefully if the teachers are also fairly subjected to the clocking system like the rest of the public service, our students will start performing better. We urge those who are debating the introduction of the clocking system to do so with open minds, and not with the intention of dismissing the system outright.
