Estonia - Collective agreement for state schoolteachers - June 30, 2026

The Ministry of Education and the Estonian Education Personnel Union (EHL) signed a collective agreement under which the minimum salary for state schoolteachers will rise to € 2,070. Other teachers, however, will continue to receive a minimum salary that is € 100 lower. The Ministry of Education and Research and the EHL signed a collective agreement for state schools for the first time. The agreement also changes how state schoolteachers’ workloads are calculated. All job duties must fit within a 35-hour workweek. For full-time teachers, the weekly contact teaching load will generally be 21 hours in basic schools and 21 courses per year in upper secondary schools.

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