Teacher unions have rejected the assertion in Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's budget speech that teachers earned an average of R460 000 per annum, adding that it was ‘impossible’.
Mboweni has been accused of misleading the public with the inference to teachers earnings. Teacher unions have rejected the assertion that teachers earned an average of R460 000 per annum, adding that it was ‘impossible’.
The lowest paid principals, referred to as level one principals - these are schools with under 200 pupils, are paid a minimum of R346 000 and a maximum of R741 000 per annum. Level two principals are found at schools with under 450 pupils, and they are paid a minimum of R413 000 and up to R859 000 per year.
Manuel said the majority of teachers in the public service were Post Level 1 teachers and explained that it was very difficult for teachers to aggressively move up in salary notches. He said typically, it took 10 years to move up 10 salary notches. Mugwena Maluleke, the secretary general of the SA Democratic Teachers Union , said teachers were paid closer to an average of R280 000, not R460 000. He said the country had eradicated unqualified teachers who used to be hired under the REQV band of 10, 11 and 12. He said the majority of teachers in the system were employed on REQV 14 - which typically meant they had a degree.
Meanwhile, Sadtu said they would not back down after government announced plans to renege on a three year wage agreement for the public service.
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