FOLLOW UP: TEACHER FAILS TO RECEIVE SALARY FOR MONTHS

In summer 2009 a young teacher complained to the Ombudsman Board that after having started to work she had to wait for over two months for her first salary. Then it turned out that this had not been a onetime error but also an error in the system. The reason had been that the new teacher had only been registered after her start and not before. The software used by the administration – PM-SAP – worked limitedly and caused delays in salary payments. At the time, Ombudswoman Stoisits demanded a quick solution for this problem. The Ministry for Education promised improvements for the future.

In the current broadcast the Ombudswoman was able to report that the teacher had received her money. The Ministry for Education also has taken measures: Now, everything is being done as to procure the required documents before the teachers start working. The measures which are carried out by the schools are supposed to avoid further delays.

However, the Ombudswoman also criticized the fact that in reality there are still problems with the implementation of the law which foresees that salaries shall be paid out by the fifteenth of the month. She also pointed out that structural weaknesses have to be eliminated.