The basic salary of some teachers is now lower than the minimum wage, the country’s main teachers’ union ZNP has pointed out, calling the situation “absolutely unfathomable” and “unacceptable”. The education ministry, however, says that teachers’ salaries will soon rise by 8%, with pay backdated to cover the period in which they fell below the minimum.
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