Slutsky Proposes 150% Regional Avg Salary for Teachers
Leonid Slutsky, leader of the LDPR, proposed that teachers receive at least 150% of the regional average salary for one teaching position, separate from additional pay for extra work, and urged government officials to consider the proposal.
Consensus
- Leonid Slutsky, leader of LDPR, proposed setting teacher salaries at no less than 150% of the regional average wage.
- The proposal aims to separate guaranteed pay for core teaching duties from additional pay for extra hours, substitutions, and class supervision.
- Slutsky submitted a letter to Vice-Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova requesting consideration of the proposal.
- The initiative is intended to increase teacher income transparency and ensure real income growth with increased workload.
- Slutsky previously requested that Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov disclose actual teacher salaries for 2025 and early 2026.
Points of divergence
- The LDPR initiative includes a proposal to pay teachers for one position at no less than 150% average regional salary, with additional payments for extra work above this minimum. — riamo
- Slutsky emphasized that teachers are forced to work 1.5 to 2 full-time positions to achieve a decent living, leading to fatigue and health issues, and that they should not be overburdened. — vm
- LDPR deputies introduced a bill to the State Duma to mandate a 13th salary for all employees in state and municipal institutions, either as a fixed amount or at least one average monthly salary from the previous year. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- LDP Leader Slutsky Proposed Paying Teachers 150% of Average Salary for Stance — РИАМО
- Slutsky proposed paying teachers 150 percent of the regional average salary — Вечерняя Москва
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