The Fenprof has repeatedly argued and reported that the calculations for paying overtime hours were incorrect, as they did not comply with the provisions of the Teaching Career Statute.
In a statement released to the media today, Fenprof stated that the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI) acknowledged that the payment must be calculated based on the teaching component of 22 or 25 weekly hours, “and not on 35 weekly hours, as has been occurring with the administration’s complicity.”
The largest teachers’ union demands a clear explanation from the ministry to schools to rectify the illegality once and for all.
Fenprof refers to the revised agreement concerning the provision of extraordinary teaching service, available since last week on the Directorate-General for School Administration (DGAE) website, to demonstrate that the ministry directs the remuneration of overtime hours to the legislation defining the number of hours in the teaching component.
“These are articles that clearly establish that the calculation is based on the number of base lecture component hours and not by reference to the weekly working hour duration,” which is 35 hours, Fenprof emphasizes.
Fenprof adds that it will continue to monitor the implementation of this understanding and demands that MECI not only ensure “strict compliance with the law” but also restore the amounts unpaid to teachers due to a misinterpretation of the law.
