Local authorities, in order to save money in the budget, are forcing teachers to write applications for leave free of charge, Gorbachev said.
Teachers in Ukraine complain about cuts and salary cuts. At the same time, they are forced to take unpaid leave. This was announced on Wednesday, June 8, by educational ombudsman Sergey Gorbachev on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the Educational Ombudsman Service is currently receiving a large number of appeals from teachers, where local authorities have “cut salaries drastically, and sometimes break their hands, forcing them to write statements “at their own expense, while threatening. with dismissal, ”he wrote.
Gorbachev said local teachers were told there was no money for salary. Gorbachev said the money was already there.
“The World Bank is allocating one and a half billion dollars (about 52 billion hryvnias) for the salaries of civil servants and teachers. To understand the amount of assistance: 108 billion hryvnias is allocated for the salaries of teachers in State budget for the whole of 2022, ”he wrote.
He said it now depends on the quick and correct decision of the officials when the teachers will get this money.
It was previously learned that the World Bank has approved additional financing for Ukraine in the amount of $ 1.49 billion. Funds will be directed to non -military needs – to pay wages to state and social workers.
Recall, the World Bank lowered the inflation forecast in Ukraine to 20% by the end of 2022, while the forecast in April gave 15%.
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Source: korrespondent
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