ay ▁was ▁also ▁forced ▁to ▁make ▁bulk ▁pay ments ▁to ▁schools ▁after ▁teachers ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁paid ▁for ▁weeks ▁on ▁end . ▁This ▁pushed ▁some ▁teachers ▁into ▁higher ▁tax ▁brackets ▁leaving ▁them ▁with ▁less ▁pay ▁than ▁they ▁were ▁entitled ▁to . ▁These ▁teachers ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁their ▁lost ▁pay ▁until ▁they ▁file ▁tax ▁returns ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁– ▁but ▁with ▁their ▁pays li ps ▁now ▁full ▁of ▁errors , ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁very ▁difficult . ▁Another ▁issue ▁is ▁that ▁schools ▁are ▁now ▁facing ▁annual ▁aud its ▁with ▁their ▁bank ▁accounts ▁so ▁de ple ted , ▁they ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁put ▁Nov op ay ▁down ▁as ▁a ▁deb tor . ▁With ▁so ▁many ▁schools ▁affected , ▁the ▁Aud itor - General ▁has ▁decided ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁monitoring ▁role ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁teachers . ▁ ▁C atch ing ▁up ▁on ▁back pay ▁from ▁Nov op ay ▁also ▁requires ▁teachers ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁considerable ▁lengths ▁to ▁prove ▁their ▁identity . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁Nov op ay ▁introduced ▁a ▁temporary ▁" fix " ▁for ▁the ▁problem ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁identity ▁for ▁teachers ▁who ▁were ▁under pa id . ▁To ▁be ▁rep a id ▁w ages ▁ow ing ▁to ▁them ▁( in ▁their ▁original ▁identity ), ▁teachers ▁have ▁to ▁provide ▁Nov op ay ▁with ▁" cop ies ▁of ▁their ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁end ors ement ▁from ▁their ▁school ▁signed ▁by ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁and ▁verified ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ". ▁It ▁is