Safer way of paying teachers

Safer way of paying teachers

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: More state school teachers in the
provinces will be paid by bank transfer, a system which should
guarantee that they receive the money intact.

Sri Wardani, an official at Lampung's education and culture
office, said 70 schools in the provinces had been selected for
the payment system, Antara reported Monday.

The current method, by cash, is vulnerable to loss and theft.
Teachers have also complained of endless levies, official or
otherwise, being deducted from their salaries.

Wardani said that 10 schools from each of Lampung's seven
regencies had been selected for the trial of the new payment
method, which will be conducted through the Lampung
administration-owned Bank Pembangunan Daerah (BPD).

The trial will start in June, she said.

Post offices would be used in areas where BPD does not have a
branch, she added.

A similar arrangement had been made for 30 other state schools
in cooperation with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Antara said. (11)