The person who does more for children will earn more – Pence Retvari, Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs, stressed about the new teacher profession law presented to Parliament on Tuesday on the Friday morning program of M1.
The foreign minister said that there were a lot of consultations, a total of 21 rounds, the 21st round was the European Commission, the 20th for parliamentary parties, and in 12 cases the trade unions had the opportunity to make adjustments. He added that they “reviewed the proposal paragraph by paragraph” with the trade unions, and it was possible to agree partially or completely on 34 issues and amend the draft law in several points.
Bens Retvari is mentioned as an example
At the request of the union, the deadline for ending the employment relationship has been reduced from six to three months, in addition, mandatory additional training must be attended until the age of 55, not 60.
“The trade unions do not talk about this, and that we accepted a large part of what they asked for. said the foreign minister.
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He said: The most important goal is recognition of the teaching profession, so that teachers have an independent legal status commensurate with their activities, just like doctors and nurses. The other goal is to create the foundations for higher wages, – continued Bence Retvari.
He explained: There are now 114 wage classification categories, and the system is very complex. Depending on the invoice, this will become a performance-based payment system, with five payment bands, within which individual performance can be recognized.
The teacher’s salary will be determined by how caring and sincere he was in dealing with students in the previous school year, “what was he able to help the children with, how his students progressed, how he used innovative methods”, as well as “what extra he put in” outside of the lessons.
explained the foreign minister. He added that performance in defect reduction and talent management would also count.
Until now, salaries depended mainly on age and education, but now it will be possible to “get acquainted with what they do for children,” “this can also be reflected in the salary, which is in the hundreds of thousands,” said Pence Retvari. He stressed that this is the best way to retain the best teachers in the field and encourage young people not to leave the teaching profession, “because dropping out is the greatest danger.”
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They debated the bill for three months, and substantial amendments were made based on the proposals of the trade unions. He explained that there was a lot of “fake news and harassment”, for example regarding the number of mandatory hours that would not change.
“We’d like our money from the European Union to finally come through, and with that we’d be able to implement a very big wage increase of 75 percent by 2025,” stated Pence Retvari.
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“Representatives of the left are making a sport of who can set more new conditions for the access of EU funds. It is incomprehensible why the left is blocking the government’s plans to increase teachers’ salaries, “because this money will go to teachers at that moment,” the state minister added.
“It is absolutely irresponsible for someone to use their mandate in the European Parliament to prevent teachers from earning an average of 800,000 forints by 2025.” – said Bens Retvari.
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