Finally, the salaries of teachers in the São Paulo public school system now comply with the national minimum wage.
A salary increase of up to 12,841 TP3T for teachers in the São Paulo state school system was announced this Friday, the 21st, by Governor João Doria (PSDB). This will bring the state's teachers' salaries in line with the national minimum wage, as determined by the Minimum Wage Law. The increase also applies to retired teachers.
In November 2019, the state government launched a plan to raise the starting salary of public school teachers. At the time, the Doria administration announced that the project would cost around R$1 billion in 2020 and, over the following three years, a total of R$1 billion.
The minimum wage for teachers teaching students in grades 1-5 of elementary school will increase to R$ 2,886.24. Previously, it was R$ 2,577.74. Teachers teaching students in the final years of elementary and high school will increase from R$ 2,585.01 to the same R$ 2,886.24, as provided by law.
The budget impact will be no less than R$1,400,000. The new amounts will take effect in March, with payments retroactive to January.
In January, the federal government raised the minimum wage for entry-level basic education teachers from R$2,557.74 to R$2,888.24. The adjustment was already provided for in the Minimum Wage Law (2008), which requires an annual increase in the first month of the year.
"Allowance"?
Professor Bebel, a state representative (Workers' Party), who presides over the São Paulo State Teachers' Union (Apeoesp), complained about the announcement on social media.
“A bonus is not a salary,” said Bebel.
"What we teachers want is a dignified, progressive career that allows us to stay in school. Not these patches that can't be counted toward retirement or leave. Salary, yes, is dignity."