In the Irkutsk region they are investigating why in some schools teachers salaries are being cut through incentive bonuses. The governor said all needed funds are transferred to municipalities on time and in full, so teachers salaries should not fall. A special group has begun checking where the money for teachers pay is going, and those responsible will be punished severely.
Recently, there have been more frequent cases in which the heads of a number of general education institutions are reducing teachers’ salaries by cutting so-called incentive allowances.The Government of the Irkutsk Region has taken all measures to ensure that teachers’ salaries do not decrease. According to the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, all funds necessary for paying school teachers’ wages are transferred to municipalities on time and in full, and in such a way that teachers do not end up receiving less than before.
On Friday, a group of specialists began work to determine how and where the money intended for paying teachers’ salaries is going. “I am telling you honestly, I will punish in the harshest possible way those who do not think with their heads and have lost their conscience,” the governor emphasized.