Untrained temp teachers to get same benefits

PUTRAJAYA: The new "contract for service" for untrained temporary teachers will offer the same benefits as the teachers' previous contracts.

"Teachers will receive the same pay and EPF, and they will not have to pay back anything to the government," said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

It was reported earlier that many temporary teachers had their terms of service changed under the new contract, including pay cuts and no EPF contributions.

The new contract had also stipulated that teachers were to pay back to the government the difference between their old and new salaries from October.