Won't the 70% bonus be paid in full to primary school teachers?

Question

I am an elementary school teacher. In the autumn attestation, I received the highest category with 94 points and a 70 percent bonus.

However, when winter tariffs were set for me, the 70 percent bonus was paid only for reading literacy, mathematics, and native language lessons, and 2 hours of computer science and 1 hour of music were not covered, so they considered my salary low.

Response

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 26, 2023, No. UP-79, a system for awarding a 70% bonus to teachers who have a qualification certificate based on international standards has been established.

Clause 3v of this Decree provides for the introduction of the practice of issuing a qualification certificate to teaching staff based on international standards, with additional payment to teaching staff who have received a qualification certificate based on international standards in the amount of 70 percent of the current tariff rates.

This provision is also reflected in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 130 of February 28, 2025.

According to paragraph 21 of the Regulation "On Remuneration of Public Education Employees," approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 275 of December 21, 2005, pedagogical workers are paid bonuses established by legislative acts, including bonuses paid for existing certificates, in proportion to the number of hours allocated in the tariff list (teacher's tariff rate).

According to the Regulation "On the procedure for staffing classes and the formation of tariff lists in general education institutions" (reg. No 3271):

• basic tariff rate - the amount of basic remuneration established according to the teacher's education and qualification category for one teaching hour;

• teacher's tariff rate - the amount determined based on the basic tariff rate established for one rate based on the teaching hours assigned to the teacher.

In this case, teachers who have a qualification category certificate based on international standards will need to be paid a 70 percent bonus in addition to the current amounts of their tariff rates.

That is, if a primary school teacher receives a 70% bonus, these bonuses must be paid in full for all the hours they teach, based on the current amount of their tariff rate.