"Instead of providing additional payments to teachers on holidays, it would be more appropriate to increase their salaries".
Modern.az reports that education expert Ramin Nurəliyev, in a statement to AzEdu.az regarding the topic, stated that a phased increase in salaries would be more appropriate in the long-term perspective, and in this case, the need for additional bonuses would also decrease.
"On special days and holidays, many institutions provide various bonuses, salary supplements, or special gifts to their employees. However, the considerable number of teachers within the Ministry and overall requires significant financial resources for such rewards to be distributed. The main reason why teachers fall behind in receiving such bonuses is precisely due to this factor.
In the field of education, there are also instances where some institutions provide rewards to employees in the form of salary supplements on special days and holidays.
Since the number of teachers is large, the amount to be allocated must also be sufficient. According to him, considering approximately 150,000 teachers, paying 1 manat to each teacher means 150,000 manats, and paying 10 manats means 1,500,000 manats. If each teacher were to receive a reward of at least 200-300 manats, this would require more than 15-20 million manats, which is a considerably large sum".
The expert believes that rewarding one group of teachers while not rewarding another would also not be a correct approach.
"Precisely for these reasons, the issue of providing holiday bonuses to education workers, especially teachers, is not currently on the agenda. A phased increase in salaries could be a more sustainable and appropriate solution, and in this case, the need for additional bonuses would also decrease".
