Nearly 60 per cent want to quit because of exhaustion and low salaries, according to a survey by the Education University of Hong Kong
Preschool teachers work a median of 55 hours per week in Hong Kong, 12 hours more than the figure for other workers, with nearly 60 per cent wanting to quit because of exhaustion and relatively low salaries, a survey has found.
The Education University of Hong Kong, which carried out the survey, called on the government to re-examine kindergarten teachers’ working conditions and welfare benefits, review a pay scale suggested by authorities to recognise the profession, and consider making it mandatory.
The university’s department of early childhood education, which surveyed 851 preschool educators, including principals, class teachers and teaching assistants, from January to June, found that 52 per cent of respondents worked 10 hours or more each day. Nearly half said they were required to work at least two hours after school.
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