'Teachers should be paid via bank'

'Teachers should be paid via bank'

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Southeast Sulawesi branch of
the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) has proposed that
local teachers' salaries be paid directly to their bank accounts.

"The use of bank accounts can prevent the slashing of
teachers' salaries by unauthorized officials," branch chairman La
Ode Parisa Syalik said on Tuesday.

He said the new system should be put into effect in January
2002.

Teaching staff employed at state-run elementary and high
schools have complained of frequent cuts in their salaries for
unspecified reasons. --Antara