TP - Everyone hopes to have a warm and happy Tet with their family after a year of hard work. Although the era of "overcoming difficulties in education" has passed, for many teachers, Tet is still a hidden corner that they do not know how to share with anyone.
TP - Everyone hopes to have a warm and happy Tet with their family after a year of hard work. Although the era of "overcoming difficulties in education" has passed, for many teachers, Tet is still a hidden corner that they do not know how to share with anyone.
While teachers across the country are happy to receive bonuses, including occasional and annual ones, in Hanoi, thousands of teachers are at risk of not receiving these bonuses.
Decree 73 of the Government issued in mid-2024 stipulates salary levels and bonus regimes for civil servants, public employees and military personnel (written as Decree 73). In which, bonuses are calculated based on outstanding achievements and results of annual task completion assessment and classification. The bonus fund is equal to 10% of the total salary fund (excluding allowances), and must be paid before January 31 of the following year. This is the first time civil servants and public employees have this amount. Records from some localities show that schools often divide bonuses into three levels: completion, good completion and excellent completion of tasks, commonly from 4 to nearly 7 million VND/teacher.
In Hanoi, some schools have completed the payment mechanism and have made payments to teachers. However, teachers of schools that are piloting the ordering of educational services from the 2023-2024 school year of the city are at risk of not receiving this amount. The reason is that on December 10, 2024, the Hanoi People's Council passed Resolution 46 regulating the payment of additional income to cadres, civil servants, and public employees working in state agencies, political organizations, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and public service units whose regular expenditures are guaranteed by the state budget under the management of Hanoi city.
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Every time Tet comes, Hanoi Education Trade Union and Hanoi Department of Education and Training visit and give gifts to teachers in difficult circumstances. Photo: NAM DU |
With this resolution, many teachers in Hanoi city belonging to educational service units that are piloting the ordering of educational services are classified as self-sufficient units (autonomous units) and are not entitled to the bonus regime according to Decree 73.
A representative of Le Loi Secondary School, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, said that the school has just implemented a pilot autonomy. This autonomy is not essentially due to an increase in the schools' revenue but due to a change in the form of allocation from budget allocation to ordering. The fact that school units are classified as completely autonomous and the units have registered to order educational service prices has caused teachers to not enjoy the increased income according to Decree 73.
Although the amount of money received is only a few million VND, this is a great source of encouragement for teachers across the country. Because for the first time, teachers in difficult areas also know about the bonus, especially when it is re-implemented at the end of the year, when Tet is approaching.
Ms. Do Thi Kim Oanh, a teacher at Ngoc Tao Secondary School (Phuc Tho District), stated that, in essence, schools are still public service units whose budget is fully guaranteed by the State. Schools are assigned the task of collecting tuition fees, but that amount will be deducted when the superiors allocate the budget, and the school cannot divide it among staff, teachers, and employees.
On the other hand, when registering for education service prices in 2024-2025, the service price at that time was determined based on the basic salary of VND 1,800,000 and did not include the bonus fund according to Decree 73, as well as the source of increased income according to Resolution 46. "The fact that school units are classified as completely autonomous means that we are not entitled to the increased income according to Decree 73. Obviously, this is a policy applied to cadres, civil servants, and public employees, but we are left out," said Ms. Oanh.
Send a "letter" to the city leaders
Faced with the shortcomings related to Resolution 46, nearly 600 teachers in Hanoi wrote a "letter of intent" requesting the city's leaders to consider. Hanoi has 119 high schools under the management of the Department of Education and Training that are classified as "autonomous in regular spending". In addition, 30 districts and towns each have about 3-9 schools from kindergarten to junior high school selected to pilot ordering educational services. It is estimated that at least 200 schools are affected.
Previously, at the end of September 2024, the People's Committee of Phuc Tho district, Hanoi sent a document requesting the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Finance to review draft resolution 46, ensuring the rights of teachers. This district has 9 educational public service units that are piloting ordering. In essence, this is a unit that is autonomous in regular spending, not due to increased revenue but due to a change in the form of allocation from budget allocation to ordering. Not applying additional income expenditure to pilot ordering units will not encourage units to continue implementing it, causing inadequacies in management work.
Mr. Tran The Cuong, Director of Hanoi Education and Training, said that the department has received the information and sympathizes with the concerns of teachers and the difficulties of schools because if 10% of the reward is included in the autonomy of schools, many schools will certainly not have enough funds to implement it. "I have signed a report and proposed to the city leaders to consider ensuring the rights of teachers," Mr. Cuong informed.
Wish you a warm Tet
Teachers all expressed their belief that these bonuses will be an encouragement and motivation for teachers, especially in remote and difficult areas. In addition, striving to achieve the highest possible ratings in teaching is also a way to create efforts in the work of each teacher. Thereby improving the quality of teaching and learning in each school.
Before the bonus according to Decree 73, many teachers in particularly difficult areas had no or very little year-end bonuses. However, when this Decree came into effect, it created a common ground for bonuses nationwide. Because the source of money with bonuses from the additional 10% of the total salary fund, almost all teachers in every school will have it. Thus, it is both equal and sustainable.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguy-co-mat-thuong-vi-chinh-sach-giam-doc-so-giao-duc-len-tieng-post1708282.tpo
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