The Parliamentary Education Committee is currently considering a citizens' bill submitted by the Polish Teachers' Union (ZNP), which assumes linking teachers' salaries with the economic situation of the country. The president of the ZNP, Sławomir Broniarz, last week expressed disappointment with the lack of action on the part of the ministry. As he emphasized, “something that was promised to us but was frozen in the Sejm cannot pass unnoticed by the hearts and minds of teachers“.
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Katarzyna Lubnauer, in response to a parliamentary question, assured thatthat work on the system guaranteeing salary increases is in progress. As she pointed out, the ministry is currently conducting legal and financial analyzes that are intended to prepare the ground for the introduction of new mechanisms.
“After completing this work, a project will be prepared taking into account the expected changes, including the mechanism guaranteeing a constant increase in teachers' salaries adequate to the economic situation of the country,” Lubnauer emphasized.
The deputy minister also revealed the estimated costs of this solution. The annual expenditure on the new remuneration system is expected to amount to over PLN 38 billion, and this amount does not take into account additional costs resulting from the 3% increase in teachers' salaries planned for 2026.
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“Due to the scale of costs, the implementation of new solutions will be possible in the next financial year at the earliest,” Lubnauer announced.
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She also referred to the issue of teachers' salaries Minister Barbara Nowacka in an interview with the PAP Local Government Service.
“Of course what would satisfy all of us is a higher wage increase and this is our commitment — Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Minister of Finance and mine. Teachers' salaries will be linked to economic indicators“- she assured.
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Forecasts of the Ministry of National Education from March 2025 indicate that in the next dozen or so years, the number of students in the Polish education system will drop significantly. The ongoing demographic decline may lead to a reduction in staff shortages among teachers and a reduction in the number of overtime hours.
