The survey also identified low salaries, excessive workload, and difficulty in promotion as significant issues faced by private school teachers
According to a recent survey conducted by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Private Schools in the Philippines, most private school teachers earn less than their counterparts in public schools and do not have a collective bargaining agreement with their employers. The survey, which included responses from 103 teachers in 74 private schools and universities across the country, revealed that over three in five private school teachers earn less than the entry-level salary for public school teachers, which is set at P27,000. Additionally, around 70% of the surveyed teachers stated that they were not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
The survey also found that approximately 25% of private school teachers earn less than the minimum wage in the National Capital Region, which is set at P620 per day. Only one in five teachers reported earning wages equal to the estimated family living wage of P35,000, as determined by the economic think tank Ibon Foundation. The survey indicated that even teachers with significant experience, with 37% having taught for 10 years or longer, face low salaries in private schools.
Furthermore, the survey highlighted that a law mandating salary increases for teachers in line with tuition fee increases is not consistently implemented. Approximately 17% of the respondents reported not receiving any salary increase since starting their employment.
While half of the surveyed private school teachers stated that a faculty union exists in their schools, only 35% said they were covered by a collective bargaining agreement. More than 50% of the teachers considered the absence of a union to be a moderate to major problem. The survey also identified low salaries, excessive workload, and difficulty in promotion as significant issues faced by private school teachers, with 88%, 77%, and 75% of respondents citing them, respectively.
Despite the acknowledgment that salaries in private schools tend to be low, the survey revealed that even "large" and "mega" schools pay teachers rates lower than those in public schools. The majority of the private schools included in the survey paid their teachers less than the starting pay for public school teachers.
As a result of these findings, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Private Schools called for the government to establish a minimum wage for private school teachers and to identify schools capable of providing appropriate pay to educators. The organization attributed the low salaries in private schools to excessive deregulation of the private school system and the lack of government support. The group emphasized the need to raise the salaries of private school teachers to be on par with their counterparts in the public sector, rather than depriving public school teachers of decent salaries.
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