Teachers are often overworked and underpaid. Especially those on part-time contracts, according to the latest report on working time of two trade unions. Every ten years a similar report is published, previous editions dating from 1999 and 2009. The most recent report shows that most teachers spend between 8.6% and 16% extra hours at work. The unions are both demanding paid extra hours for educators, a reduction of compulsory extra education hours for teachers, more resources for the classrooms and more time for educators to interact with parents.
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