'Salary scale LC must remain the starting point in MBO'
In MBO, salary scale LC must remain the starting point for the classification of teachers. That says Tamar van Gelder, daily director of the AOb, in response to the report that more and more MBO teachers are moving into the lower LB salary scale.
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From research of the Platform Participation MBO last week it became apparent that, despite extra money, more and more MBO teachers are in scale LB. “Worrying”, says Van Gelder. “If a teacher with an LC position leaves, no new LC position will be opened, but the school will hire a new teacher in LB. That's an insidious one downgrading of the position of MBO teacher. And it is not useful if you want to be an attractive employer. ”
In the Covenant Teacher, which was concluded ten years ago, it was agreed that teachers would improve in career opportunities. This has not been successful enough in MBO, notes the MBO Participation Platform. Because there are now more teachers in the lowest LB scale than in 2008.
Randstad
“This observation is especially true outside the Randstad,” Van Gelder adds. “Separate agreements have been made in that covenant for schools in the Randstad. There career opportunities - the job mix, as it is called - have taken off better. And it was also agreed in the covenant that salary lines would be shortened throughout the country, so that teachers would earn more more quickly within their scale. That also succeeded. This does not apply to the mix of functions everywhere. "
MBO institutions have enough money to place teachers in higher scales
According to the Platform Participation MBO, the downgrading not caused by a lack of finances: the MBO institutions have more than enough money in the bank to place teachers in higher scales. The fact that this did not happen, according to Van Gelder, is due to the lump sum scheme. “The institutions can spend their money freely. We want it to be stipulated that at least 75 percent of the lump sum must be spent on staff - largely on teachers and education support staff. We have been insisting on that for years.”
Emergency consultation
The MBO council has invited the unions to emergency consultation, and now there is one joint statement drawn up.
However, the most important battle must be fought at the MBO institutions, between the works councils (OR) and boards. Ultimately they are about the formation policy. “Apparently schools have opened the administrative box of tricks to bypass the WC, says Van Gelder. "We call on these works councils to contact us."
