President Andrzej Duda has signed the amended Teachers' Charter, guaranteeing pay rise for teachers starting September 1 and one-time bonuses for trainee teachers, into law. The legislation also introduces a minimum 300-zloty bonus for educators.
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The newly changed law is a result of the agreement reached on April 7, between the government and education section of Solidarity trade union.
In the course of negotiations with the teachers unions at the Centre for Social Partnership "Dialog", the government proposed: nearly 15-percent pay rise for teachers (9,6 percent in September plus 5-percent rise already paid out from January), shorter training period, fixed bonus for educators, no less than 300 zlotys, change in the system of teachers' evaluation and less bureaucracy.
The government signed the said agreement only with the Solidarity trade union. Trade Unions' Forum and Polish Teachers' Union rejected the government's deal and demand a 30-percent pay rise already in 2019. They proposed, however, that the money could be paid out in several tranches.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP
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