I didn't know if I had the heart to comment on it, but I must, if only to make it real in my mind:
Around 100 auxiliares in Catalunya have not been paid their wages for three months.
First, they were told they would be paid around November 15th, then December 1st, then before December 10th. Now their pay has been pushed back again to December 31st.
Many of the auxiliares do not believe they will be paid on December 31st.
And then there is this article. If you can't read Spanish or Catala, the most important part of this article (discussing the debt the general Spanish governemnt owes to Catalunya):
Though auxiliares are not considered "civil servants", if Barcelona can't pay its civil servants, how can they afford to suppliment the stipend of the auxiliares?
Ridiculous.
I was just admitida officially to the program yesterday, and I am more than a little nervous about the possibility that I may not be paid for my work next year (will there even be a next year?). I so want to go to Spain, but at the risk of being even poorer than I am now? No, gracias.
I feel bad for the auxiliares currently in Spain, though. What a low way to be treated. How could they be strung along like that? The facebook messages, between the "I don't have any food" and "I only have 3 euros in my account" comments, are just upsetting.
Sigh. Part of me just hopes they pack up the program in Catalunya and push everyone that applied to Catalunya down to their second choice. Mine is Madrid.
Fingers are definitely crossed that everything works out...but if it doesn't, I suppose graduate school is in the stars ;)
Around 100 auxiliares in Catalunya have not been paid their wages for three months.
First, they were told they would be paid around November 15th, then December 1st, then before December 10th. Now their pay has been pushed back again to December 31st.
Many of the auxiliares do not believe they will be paid on December 31st.
And then there is this article. If you can't read Spanish or Catala, the most important part of this article (discussing the debt the general Spanish governemnt owes to Catalunya):
"Homs ha avançat que aquest impagament tindrà com a conseqüència “problemes de tresoreria molt greus”. De fet, el portaveu del Govern ja ha apuntat que una de les repercussions podria ser el retard del pagament de les nòmines dels funcionaris."
Homs has announced that non-payment will result in "serious cash flow problems." In fact, the government spokesman has said that the repercussions could delay payment of the salaries of civil servants.
Though auxiliares are not considered "civil servants", if Barcelona can't pay its civil servants, how can they afford to suppliment the stipend of the auxiliares?
Ridiculous.
I was just admitida officially to the program yesterday, and I am more than a little nervous about the possibility that I may not be paid for my work next year (will there even be a next year?). I so want to go to Spain, but at the risk of being even poorer than I am now? No, gracias.
I feel bad for the auxiliares currently in Spain, though. What a low way to be treated. How could they be strung along like that? The facebook messages, between the "I don't have any food" and "I only have 3 euros in my account" comments, are just upsetting.
Sigh. Part of me just hopes they pack up the program in Catalunya and push everyone that applied to Catalunya down to their second choice. Mine is Madrid.
Fingers are definitely crossed that everything works out...but if it doesn't, I suppose graduate school is in the stars ;)
Word has gone around at least some people have been having trouble in a lot of the regions. The schools have been upfronting the money til the govt. pays them. Those who haven't been paid is because the school doesn't have the money to fork over.
ReplyDeleteTerrible situation, all around. I would never want to have to ask for a loan from my place of employment...
ReplyDeleteWe've been paid in Asturias but that's cause we're paid by the Asturian goverment rather than the Ministerio de Educación. I feel bad for people who haven't been yet though.
ReplyDeleteThe sad thing about Catalunya is that half the auxiliares in Catalunya have been paid by the Ministry of Education...it's the governemnt of Catalunya that has not paid this time.
ReplyDeleteI hope it works out with everyone!!