Ministry of Education Responds to Teacher Salary Delays

The Ministry of Education has responded to BNTU’s growing concerns over delayed teacher salaries. 

According to the BNTU, over 130 teachers in Belize reported that they have been working without pay. 

The Ministry says that it submitted the names of 122 teachers for an off-cycle payment to address their delayed salaries. These teachers are expected to be paid by Friday evening. The Ministry added that the BNTU submitted a list of 99 teachers claiming unpaid salaries. After removing 12 duplicate names, 87 cases remained, with 44 teachers already included in the off-cycle payment expected this week. Of the remaining 43 teachers, 9 have already received their September salaries, 3 are processed through a different system, and 4 are being finalised for the next payment cycle.

This leaves 27 teachers who have not been paid and will not be paid on Friday. The Ministry says it is “committed to working with school management to sort these through posthaste so that these salaries can be processed later this month.” 

The Ministry recognises that the outdated salary processing system causes delays and is committed to working with the BNTU to resolve these issues quickly.