Teachers in private schools told «Emirates Today» that their salaries are low, compared to the great efforts they make in the school, whether in explaining lessons in the classrooms or administrative and supervisory tasks assigned to them by school administrations, noting that these salaries are not equivalent to the salaries of supervisors Workers in construction companies (Foreman).

While the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority confirmed that private schools in the emirate adhere to the terms of the contractual relationship between the teacher and the school, while it was not possible to obtain a response from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

Teacher Muhammad Tahir said that he works in a private school and earns 4000 dirhams, pointing out that this salary does not meet the requirements of life at the present time, and is not equivalent to the great effort made by the teacher in the classroom.

He added that the private schools are looking for ways to reduce their expenses, especially the teachers ’salaries, which they consider to be the most draining element of their resources among the elements of spending, stressing that the salary he receives is not equivalent to a“ foreman ”salary in a contracting company, whose salary reaches 5,000 or 6000 dirhams.

Another teacher, Hatem Ali, stated that his salary is less than 4000 dirhams, so that he cannot bring his wife from his country, except on a visit visa, explaining that he sends part of his salary to his family, and the rest part is barely enough for him.

He pointed out that the teacher must have an acceptable body in front of the students because he is considered a role model for them, but the teacher’s low salaries do not help him to meet all of these requirements, as the rent of the house and the daily expenses exhaust the remaining salary with him after the expenses of his family in his home.

For her part, the teacher Lamia Imad said that she specialized in mathematics and was working in one of the private schools, but she left work and went to private lessons, because she suffered the size of the mandated assignments from the school administration, in addition to the weekly quorum, which reaches 34 lessons. The reserve shares that are assigned to her in the absence of one of her classmates in the school, like the rest of the teachers, despite the low salary.

She explained that "private lessons" gave her a greater opportunity to take care of her family and pursue her affairs, as she no longer had to work more than three or four hours per day in private lessons to achieve more financial income for her than she was receiving in school.

On the other hand, it was not possible for «Emirates Today» to obtain a response from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation about the complaints of teachers in private schools about their low wages, and whether it requires a minimum wage for some professions in the private sector, such as teachers, doctors, and engineers.

In previous press statements, the Ministry confirmed that there is no minimum wage for workers in the private education sector, and that teachers ’contracts apply to the terms of other contracts, pointing out that the wage is a contractual relationship between the teacher and his school, and the contract is the law of the contractors, and the ministry does not interfere in it, as it was determined by agreement And consensual.

While the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority confirmed that private schools in the emirate adhere to the procedures followed to regulate the terms of the contractual relationship between the teacher and the school, based on the regulations and laws approved by the competent authorities.

Low salaries

The headmaster of a private school, who preferred not to be named, said that some private schools currently suffer the resignations of a large percentage of their educational cadres, which causes confusion in the progress of the educational process, adding that some teachers view schools as centers for obtaining experience, to transfer to other schools It gives them better salaries.

He emphasized that the main reason behind the resignations of teachers and administrative cadres in private schools is their low salaries, and their desire to obtain job opportunities with better financial allocations, at a time when living and high conditions require them to search for an alternative under low salaries.