Promotion pay row: Gov’t gives teachers September to complete salary adjustments

"We are happy to note that the teachers were very considerate and have agreed with the minister and for that matter government, to give us [government] September to ensure that those who have passed the exams, they have to be scaled to their new positions in the structure, are scaled appropriately," he said in an interview on Joy FM's Top Story on Monday, August 31.

The Deputy Minister said government is committed to using September to ensure that eligible teachers are appropriately scaled onto their new positions.

He added that the meeting also resolved the uncertainty over the effective date of the new salaries, with government agreeing that all teachers who passed the promotional examinations will have January 2026 as their effective start date.