Employers: so-called extra money from Slob is 'silly publicity trick'
Minister Slob is not making any extra money available to increase wages in education. That argue - in addition to the AOb - also the employers PO Council and VO Council. The millions announced by the minister earlier this week are a 'lame publicity trick'.
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The announced millions for 'better working conditions in primary education' are not extra money at all, according to the VO council on the website. “This is simply the amount that the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations makes available annually to pay for the rising personnel costs. (...) In that sense, the minister's announcement is a somewhat lame publicity trick.”
“The suggestion is made that extra, i.e. new, money is available”, the PO Council also states under the heading 'Confusion about money for teachers'. “But it concerns money that the Ministry of the Interior makes available annually as standard. With this money, the pay gap with other sectors will not be closed, let alone closed.”
To seriously address the teacher shortage, a real investment of 423,5 million euros is needed
In order to further close the gap with other sectors, trade unions, VO-raad and PO-Raad pleaded for an emergency package. "To seriously address the teacher shortage and the high workload, a new investment of 423,5 million euros is needed for the 2020 budget year," says the PO Council. "Only if the cabinet releases the necessary resources for this, primary education can take an important and much-needed step towards fair salaries for all staff and reducing the wage gap with secondary education."
The PvdA has now Parliamentary questions raised about the matter.
Check the animation that the AOb about the teacher shortage. While the shortages are already a major problem in some regions, this will soon be the case throughout the Netherlands.
