MOE's salary adjustments for Teachers

[Lilac66]

AceTutors123:

Lilac66:

I still do not understand why teachers are allowed to moonlight.. but not other professions

Hey Lilac, pardon me but I don't really know the whole job market well. Which professions or companies in general strictly do not allow moon-lighting?

C-level holders in the corporate world are allowed to join other companies as part of board of directors, so that's openly holding other positions and its permissible. I'm not sure if government officials are allowed to hold such posts as well, or can take only take up board positions of other government bodies?

sorry, I should have been more specific. I'm referring to civil service. Frankly I'm not too sure my idea about this is outdated, but according to what I know is civil servants, whether on full-time or part-time employment, cannot moonlight or start their own businesses at the expense of the service. They have to seek permission if they wish to take up additional job with an employer other than the civil service. That will ensure their outside activities do not result in a conflict of interest with their main duties or affect their performance.

Anybody knows if this is up-to-date? Maybe it's not,that's why we see alot of ads touting tuition classes by current teachers?

[AceTutors123]

Lilac66:

sorry, I should have been more specific. I'm referring to civil service. Frankly I'm not too sure my idea about this is outdated, but according to what I know is civil servants, whether on full-time or part-time employment, cannot moonlight or start their own businesses at the expense of the service. They have to seek permission if they wish to take up additional job with an employer other than the civil service. That will ensure their outside activities do not result in a conflict of interest with their main duties or affect their performance.

Anybody knows if this is up-to-date? Maybe it's not,that's why we see alot of ads touting tuition classes by current teachers?

Maybe the government doesn't want to dampen the spirit of entrepreneurship =D I think they would love to spread Singapore's model of education all over the world.

[limlim]

AceTutors123:

Lilac66:

I still do not understand why teachers are allowed to moonlight.. but not other professions

Hey Lilac, pardon me but I don't really know the whole job market well. Which professions or companies in general strictly do not allow moon-lighting?

Whenever there is concern of conflict of interests.

Does private enrichment center tutors allowed to moonlight in other education businesses..?

if teacher moonlight (on top of stressful workloads as many teachers complain about), are they still able to commit or deliver their best to the students?

or focus on potential variable private income and bo chap fixed iron rice bowl style teacher salary?

[AceTutors123]

Lilac66:

Whenever there is concern of conflict of interests.

Does private enrichment center tutors allowed to moonlight in other education businesses..?

if teacher moonlight (on top of stressful workloads as many teachers complain about), are they still able to commit or deliver their best to the students?

or focus on potential variable private income and bo chap fixed iron rice bowl style teacher salary?

Yep Lilac66, as far as possible every employer will want her employee to be fully devoted to only her organization! Yet in the name of supporting personal development, it may be cruel to mandate a blanket ban on all external involvements, whether they come with financial reward or otherwise. That said, employers will be wise to monitor the performance of all employees and filter out the really effective and loyal ones for promotion :grphug:

[janet88]

Teachers are rewarded if they moonlight…when they tell prospective students they are teachers, they can command higher fee.


Just wondering. Those locum doctors in private clinics are practicing as doctors in hospitals too, right?

[Lilac66]

janet_lee88:

Teachers are rewarded if they moonlight...when they tell prospective students they are teachers, they can command higher fee.


Just wondering. Those locum doctors in private clinics are practicing as doctors in hospitals too, right?

Understand your point drawing teh parallel with locum docs. Are these docs working on a part-time basis with the hospitals and may be handling less critical cases? Imagine the doc who has to be called back for some emergency cases and he's tied down at the clinic with his GP duties.

Teaching is different in the sense that the teachers may develop a biased relationship with the students they give private tuition to esp if the teacher is also teaching in the child's school.

Actually are teachers from the same schools allowed to tutor the children?

[AceTutors123]

Lilac66:

Actually are teachers from the same schools allowed to tutor the children?

Nope Lilac66, that's strictly not allowed. Too much conflict of interest.

[Lilac66]

AceTutors123:

Lilac66:

Actually are teachers from the same schools allowed to tutor the children?

Nope Lilac66, that's strictly not allowed. Too much conflict of interest.

Thanks for the clarification.If so, then the point about any biased relationship is not very justifiable.

Not that the other points some parents brought up don't stand.

[Mychildren]

I heard from one mum she is trying to get one teacher in the same school to tutor her kids but must seek permission from the principal. I’ve not c her then, so don’t know whether this is allowed anot.

[mgnvr]

My dd1 teacher gives weaker students extra coaching FOC! She does it before school starts and during recess times. That’s dedication!