Draft bill to reform teacher pay system to be finalized in 6 months – Butenko
Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science Andriy Butenko states that a draft bill to reform the system for determining and increasing teachers' salaries will be developed within six months, and he also expects that it will not require an increase in teachers' weekly workload.
Ukrainian Education Minister Andriy Butenko announced plans to finalize a draft bill to reform the teacher salary system within six months, during a Tuesday conference in Kyiv. Butenko assured that the new system would not necessitate an increase in teachers' workloads. He emphasized the importance of holding consultations and discussions with labor unions during the reform process.
Butenko stated that he was not involved in the negotiations of previous bills and that addressing each issue in detail, rather than through broad approaches, was crucial. He highlighted the need to optimize the current 80 types of allowances to ensure transparency in salary calculations. Butenko mentioned several potential models for reforming teachers' pay, including adjusting the calculation principle without changing the pay scale or recalculating salaries based on a workload of 18 to 24 hours, an approach currently protested by labor unions.
He expressed hope that the necessary groundwork and models would allow for proposing a solution without redistributing workloads. The minister noted that coordinating the bill with the Ministry of Finance would make it challenging to predict the exact timeline for submission to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration. However, Butenko was confident that a draft would be ready for consultations within six months.
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