According to the teachers’ union network, educators may opt to strike in response to much smaller wage hikes than the government had promised. According to the unions, the 1.7% pay rise included in the state budget bill feels like a mockery. The government announced that it would be freezing the public sector payroll, and that only teachers would be getting raises as their minimum wage is increased 1.7%. A teacher working full time currently earns a gross minimum wage of € 1,749 a month, or around € 1,400 after taxes.
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