As teacher work styles and teacher shortages become serious issues, researchers in the field of education have submitted a petition to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology calling for reforms to eliminate long working hours.
On the 15th, a group made up of researchers in the field of education visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to review the ``Special Salary Act,'' which stipulates that teachers should not be paid overtime in exchange for an additional 4% of their monthly salary. Approximately 180,000 people's signatures calling for measures to reduce long working hours, such as reducing class hours, were handed over to the person in charge.
Regarding the way teachers work, a special subcommittee of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Central Education Council (Central Council for Education) is having discussions on things such as reviewing the ``Special Salary Salary Act,'' and it is expected that a certain direction will be set by spring this year regarding how teachers should be paid. This is a policy that shows gender.
Additionally, the Liberal Democratic Party has proposed raising the amount added to monthly wages to over 10%.
Professor Emeritus Tetsuhiko Nakajima of Nagoya University, who submitted the signature, said, ``Teachers are forced to work overtime without any allowances.The ``Special Salary Salary Act'' needs to be amended in order to properly manage working hours.'' I was talking.
In addition, Professor Hirofumi Hamada of the University of Tsukuba said, ``In addition to classes, there are also classroom management and meetings with other faculty members, so unless we reduce the number of class hours per person, we will continue to be unable to finish our work within working hours.'' We were talking.