Lunar New Year bonuses for preschool teachers and staff in non-public educational institutions are both practical and humane, encouraging workers after a year of hard work and dedication.
It is now the 11th lunar month, people are busy welcoming the Lunar New Year 2025. How much is the bonus, is it a lot, is it the same as last year, is it better or worse than last year are concerns of many preschool teachers and staff in non-public preschools in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tet bonus according to teachers' base salary
Ms. Duong Thi Kim Anh, Principal of Hai Yen Kindergarten, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, said that for the Lunar New Year 2025, her school will give Tet bonuses based on the teachers' base salary. For example, if a teacher has a university degree and earns VND9 million/month, the Tet bonus will be VND9 million. If a teacher has a college degree and earns VND8.7 million/month, the Tet bonus will also be VND8.7 million. If a teacher has a secondary school degree and earns VND8 million/month, the Tet bonus will also be VND8 million.
Teachers and students of Hai Yen Kindergarten, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City
From 2023 to now, the school also encourages teachers and staff to work long-term at the school by calculating higher Tet bonuses. For teachers who have worked at the school for 5 years, the Tet bonus is equal to 1.5 times the base salary.
"If you have not worked for 12 months during the year, the bonus will be calculated according to the formula: take the base salary divided by 12 months, then multiply by the number of months worked in 2024," said Ms. Kim Anh.
"This is how the school's Tet bonus has been calculated in recent years. Compared to the 2024 Tet bonus, the 2025 Lunar New Year bonus has increased, because teachers have just received a salary increase from the beginning of September 2024," said Ms. Kim Anh.
Teachers and students of Hai Yen Kindergarten, Tan Phu District, in a recent activity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army.
Ms. Kim Anh added that at Hai Yen Kindergarten, Tan Phu District, on the first day back to work after Tet holiday, teachers and staff were given lucky money by the school owner through a lucky draw, with denominations ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 VND. They were also organized to go watch Tet movies and have dinner.
According to Ms. Kim Anh, giving thoughtful Tet bonuses is one of the ways to better care for the material and spiritual lives of school staff, thereby retaining teachers and staff to stay with the school longer.
Must worry about getting a decent year-end bonus even though enrollment is not as good as last year
The Lunar New Year 2025 falls in late January 2025 and early February, which makes the owners of non-public preschools in Ho Chi Minh City both happy and worried. A private preschool owner said that they are "happy" because their children are still sent to school by their parents from the beginning of the month and pay tuition. If Tet falls in the middle of the month, there are cases where many parents let their children take the whole month off, so they don't have to pay school fees. But they are also "worried" because the investors of non-public preschools have to worry about paying teachers' monthly salaries and Tet bonuses at the same time.
The owner of a kindergarten in Thu Duc City (HCMC) said that the unit is preparing more than 500 million VND to pay salaries and bonuses for the 2025 Lunar New Year for the entire staff. The Lunar New Year bonus for teachers is equivalent to 1 month's salary, in addition, everyone will attend the year-end party, and the school also needs to prepare lucky money for teachers at the beginning of the year.
Although schools will have to cope with difficulties, especially this year the enrollment situation is not as good as last year, the school owner said that he must ensure that the staff and teachers receive a decent Tet bonus. Because the private preschool industry is very competitive, if there is no decent Tet bonus, after Tet, the staff will quit and go to another school. The school will have to spend more time and money on recruiting and training new staff.
Good and stable Tet bonus is one of the solutions to retain employees.
Children at a non-public preschool
Ms. Nguyen Thi Cam Dan, owner of two kindergartens in Binh Tan and Tan Phu districts, Ho Chi Minh City, said that she and the accounting department are reviewing the revenue and expenditure to prepare about 1.2 billion VND to pay January salaries and Lunar New Year bonuses to the staff, and organize a year-end party for teachers.
Ms. Dan's two schools have a total of 480 children, with more than 80 staff, from managers to teachers and employees. This year's Tet bonus is kept the same as previous years, equivalent to each person's 13th month salary. Tet bonuses range from 7-11 million VND/person for teachers, and more than 20 million VND/person for managers.
According to Ms. Dan, the general situation in the city this year, enrollment in non-public preschools is more difficult than in previous school years. The total number of children in her two schools is only 85% compared to the previous school year. Although the number of children has decreased, expenses have increased, and teachers' salaries cannot be cut, so school owners in general are facing difficulties. However, all school owners encourage each other to overcome this period, hoping that enrollment will improve in the coming time.
Teachers and students of Tay Thanh 2 Kindergarten (Tay Thanh Kindergarten System), Ho Chi Minh City
Sharing with Thanh Nien Newspaper reporter, the owner of a kindergarten in Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City also said that the school's Tet bonus this year for teachers remains the same as previous years, about 70% of the actual salary, because the school is also facing difficulties. "The number of children is less, but the monthly expenses of private kindergartens are very large. However, we all try, because a good and stable Tet bonus is one of the solutions to retain staff, help the school stabilize and work well, otherwise after Tet, staff will change jobs, the situation will be even more difficult", the owner of this school expressed.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thuong-tet-giao-vien-mam-non-tphcm-chu-truong-chuan-bi-500-trieu-12-ti-dong-185241219151601551.htm
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