Jeon-gyo-jo Reports Yoo Eun-hye to Prosecution... "Guidelines Prohibiting Equal Distribution of Performance Bonuses Are Illegal"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (JeonGyoJo) has decided to file a criminal complaint against Education Minister Yoo Eun-hye, arguing that the directive prohibiting equal distribution of performance bonuses for educational public officials is illegal.

On the afternoon of the 7th, JeonGyoJo held a press conference in front of the Ministry of Education, stating, "Despite the judiciary's ruling clearly establishing the illegality of the directive banning equal distribution of performance bonuses, the Ministry of Education has refused to accept our demand to delete the relevant content." They added, "On behalf of all teachers, we are filing charges against the Minister of Education for abuse of authority."

According to JeonGyoJo, the Supreme Court last year overturned the disciplinary action against the chairman of a public institution labor union who was dismissed for insisting on equal distribution of performance bonuses. The teacher performance bonus system was introduced in 2001 to encourage competition within the teaching community and improve the quality of education. Based on evaluation results, bonuses are distributed differentially across three grades: S, A, and B. Teacher organizations such as JeonGyoJo have opposed differential bonus payments, arguing that there are no objective standards to measure teacher performance and that it only creates conflicts within schools.

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