All acting teachers in New Taipei City will be employed for a full year, which is estimated to increase personnel costs by 400 million yuan.

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[Reporter Weng Yuhuang/New Taipei Report] The New Taipei City Education Bureau announced today that in order to protect the rights and interests of acting teachers, the full employment period of acting teachers will be implemented from now on. In order to bridge the full employment period of the 112th academic year, all acting teachers in New Taipei City are employed for a full year. It is estimated that an increase of 400 million yuan in personnel expenses will be added a year. In order to reduce the local burden, the central government is called on to provide subsidies to avoid local Increased staff costs crowd out other education budgets.

The Education Bureau stated that in the past, acting teachers had to hold administrative positions concurrently in order to receive the salary and benefits of the full employment period. In order to strive for the retention of excellent teachers, New Taipei City has decided to implement the full employment period of acting teachers at all levels of the city from now on to protect the rights and interests of acting teachers. The demand for employment will also be handled in accordance with the central revision regulations in the future.

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According to the Education Bureau, New Taipei City actively opens formal teacher selection vacancies every year. The number of vacancies opened has been the highest in the country over the years. In the future, it will continue to meet the needs of school teachers and ensure the quality of students' learning.

New Taipei City is a microcosm of Taiwan. "Appointment period, remuneration and welfare of acting teachers" involves consistent regulations in 22 counties and cities across the country. The Ministry of Education will also invite local county and city governments to discuss amendments to the law. The New Taipei City Education Bureau continues to recommend that the central government uniformly formulate It also called for the amendment of the fiscal division law as soon as possible, so that the funds of counties and cities can be more abundant to meet the needs.