Since the increase in the minimum wage for teachers also affects the salaries of kindergarten teachers, local governments have sounded the alarm: they cannot afford to pay higher salaries. Kindergarten. Illustrative photo. Photo: Elmo Riig
Since the increase in the minimum wage for teachers also affects the salaries of kindergarten teachers, local governments have sounded the alarm: they cannot afford to pay higher salaries .
The head of the Union of Estonian Cities and Rural Municipalities, Veikko Luhalaid, sent a letter to the government, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education and Research asking for additional funds to increase the salaries of kindergarten teachers.
According to Lukhalaid, the problem is this: