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Increase in wages will attract more males to the teaching profession – GTU President

Oct 19, 2015 News

For many years, the teaching profession in Guyana has been run by mostly females, with males making up a very small number.
The reason for this as stated by President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Mark Lyte is the “insufficient remuneration” currently available for teachers. He opined that since males are most often the breadwinner of the home, they are reluctant to work for such small wages especially when bringing into focus the demands of a teaching job.
However, Lyte stated that since his assumption of office, he has been advocating for salary increases as the five percent salary increase teachers receive annually is insufficient.
With the current agreement ending in December, the Union is said to have already drafted their new multi-year agreement to give to the Ministry of Education. The Union in the new agreement addresses a 25% increase in wages and salaries for teachers. It is hoped that such an increase will serve to attract more qualified males in the profession.
Lyte stated that in addition to the increases, the agreement addresses an anomaly which sees senior teachers receiving the same salaries of those who would have just come on the job. On several occasions the GTU has sought to address the issue of the “debunching” payments in previous agreements but that part was never honoured.
Negotiations are also said to be going on regarding duty-free concessions for head-teachers, Senior Masters and Heads of Departments along with Senior lecturers at the Cyril Potter College of Education. In addition, the union will also seek to negotiate a 150% increase in station allowances and outlying allowances for easy movement of teachers from the hinterland to the coastland.
Establishment of a three year wages and salary agreement rather than a five year agreement is also being sought as the union is of the opinion that this timeframe will provide it with an opportunity to act upon changes which may arise during that time.

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