The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has just deployed to schools the task of determining professional tasks during the summer vacation. This is to serve as a basis for calculating the actual number of working days and paying additional income to teachers.

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Teachers and students in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Nguyen Hue

These are activities that have not been approved or recognized by competent authorities (including activities directly related to teaching and learning); have direct products but are not included in the specific plans, assignments, directions, instructions, approvals, or recognitions of competent state agencies from the district level and above; activities that public service units are assigned to complete during the school year but have not been completed and must be extended during the summer (except in cases of force majeure); activities of public service units that organizations and individuals have signed contracts and coordinated to implement on the principle of voluntariness and self-responsibility.

Besides, there are activities: not directly related to teaching and learning tasks; teachers and lecturers must perform to overcome limitations, shortcomings, deficiencies or not meeting the requirements of assigned tasks; outside the scope of professional activities.

According to Resolution 185 of the HCMC People's Council, teachers who are civil servants determine the level of additional income according to the coefficient based on the salary level according to the current rank, level, and position.

Salary coefficient + Position allowance coefficient (if any) x 2,340,000 VND (base salary) x 1.5 (additional income coefficient) = Additional income level/month.

According to this formula, a grade III level 1 high school teacher (coefficient 2.34) who is assessed to have completed his/her tasks excellently will receive an additional income of 8.2 million VND/month.

A primary, middle and high school teacher of grade II, if completing their tasks excellently, will have an additional income of more than 22 million VND/month.

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