Information about Tet bonuses, tens of millions of dong, hundreds of millions of dong, even billions of dong in many other industries makes civil servants, public employees, and workers in some industries feel "pitiful".
As for teachers, the bonus level depends on the locality and school. In some schools, teachers are awarded about 2 million VND, but in other places, it is just a symbolic gift, an envelope worth a few hundred thousand VND.
In many places, the Tet bonus is just enough to buy a bowl of pho.
The amount of Tet bonus for teachers varies depending on the school, because there is no regulation on Lunar New Year or Solar New Year bonus or "13th month" salary for teachers. Tet bonus is decided by each school, based on the capacity of each school.
Salary reform, teachers' income increased, life became better, that is what teachers are very happy about. But compared to the living standard, compared to income, it is still difficult. For urban areas, big cities, the prices of goods and services are higher, so even if there is a little more income, there is no savings.
Teachers in agricultural provinces, mountainous areas, remote areas, facing difficulties in daily life, when Tet comes, they do not receive extra bonuses, that is also a disadvantage. When Tet comes, every family needs to have some expenses besides daily living, for teachers, where does that money come from if not for bonuses.
To date, there are no regulations on Tet bonuses or 13th month bonuses for teachers, but research can be done to come up with an appropriate bonus level. Normally, businesses and private businesses give 13th month bonuses to employees. That is the amount for employees to spend during Tet.
For the education sector, if there is a regulation on 13th month bonus, all teachers in public schools will receive it equally. In addition to that, the school that has additional support is better.
Of course, there are many other industries that think that if teachers get a 13th month bonus, then "we" should have it too. If that is the case, the budget will not be able to handle it, so we need to consider giving priority to teachers first.
To be honest, teachers have no other source of income besides their salary, especially in rural and mountainous areas. Adding a 13th month salary is something that needs to be considered. If it can be implemented, it will be a significant material and spiritual support for teachers.
