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1. **Essence of the law:**
The resolution amends existing regulations governing the remuneration of pedagogical workers. In particular, it concerns the payment of annual monetary rewards, seniority bonuses, as well as additional payments for certain types of pedagogical activities. The purpose of the changes is to clarify the procedure for payments, expand the list of positions taken into account when calculating seniority, and provide more autonomy to heads of educational institutions in setting the amounts of additional payments.
2. **Structure and main provisions:**
The resolution consists of two main parts: amendments to previous resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 78 of January 31, 2001, and No. 1391 of December 28, 2021, as well as declaring two other resolutions invalid.
* **Amendments to resolution No. 78** provide for:
* Establishing an annual monetary reward for pedagogical workers in the amount of up to one official salary.
* Supplementing the list of positions, the time of work in which is counted towards the length of service for the payment of seniority allowance.
* Clarification regarding the calculation of seniority for teachers of professional-theoretical training, senior masters, and masters of industrial training.
* **Amendments to resolution No. 1391** provide for:
* Granting heads of educational institutions the right to determine the amounts of additional payments within the salary fund, in agreement with the trade union body.
* Establishing that increases in official salaries and additional payments to heads of educational institutions are carried out by decision of a higher-level body.
* Granting educational institutions the right to establish additional types and amounts of additional payments at the expense of their own revenues.
* Expanding the list of persons receiving additional payment for the organization of inclusive education, including the methodologist-educator of a preschool education institution.
* **Declaring invalid resolutions** No. 898 of June 5, 2000, and No. 67 of February 8, 2017.
3. **Most important provisions:**
* **Annual monetary reward:** The introduction of a guaranteed annual reward for pedagogical workers is an important incentive and recognition of their work.
* **Expansion of the list of positions for seniority:** Taking into account a larger number of positions when calculating seniority for seniority allowance is a positive step for teachers.
* **Autonomy in setting additional payments:** Providing heads of educational institutions with more freedom in determining the amounts of additional payments allows for a more flexible response to the needs of a particular institution and to stimulate employees.
* **Additional payment for inclusive education:** Expanding the list of persons receiving additional payment for the organization of inclusive education underscores the importance of supporting children with special educational needs.
* **Additional payments at the expense of own revenues:** The possibility of establishing additional payments at the expense of own revenues encourages the attraction of additional funds and improvement of the financial support of education workers.
**** Since the act concerns the remuneration of education workers, this issue is important in the context of social security and financing of the education sector.
