French teachers need 25 years’ service to earn €3,000
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
French teachers say their pay has declined in status as unions call for protests against falling purchasing power. The report highlights a salary of €3,000 that requires at least 25 years in the profession, according to Lessentiel.
French teachers can earn €3,000 after at least 25 years in the profession, according to Emmanuelle, a Spanish teacher in eastern France. Despite her seniority, she travels 35 kilometres a day to reach her secondary school because property prices force her to live far from her workplace.
Public-sector trade unions have called for nationwide protests on Tuesday to oppose the decline in public employees’ purchasing power. Teachers say they feel their profession has lost status.
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