Teachers and non-teaching staff who worked in person during epidemics will receive “premium pay”.

Governor Pedro Pierre Lucy On Sunday night it was announced that teachers and non-teaching staff who worked in person during the epidemic would be called “premium pay” by the end of the month.

“We are going to pay that $ 2,500 premium salary to all the teachers in Puerto Rico and to all the non-teaching staff who have provided face-to-face services in the midst of this epidemic, and we are going to do that in November. 30, before it even started. In December “, During the Telemundo special event the President said “Pieruisi in front of the people.”

“Our teachers have really gone the extra mile. Similarly, everyone who works in our schools,” he noted.

Pierluisi insisted that the special fee Only for those who have been in person. No details on how many people will benefit.

During the announcement, the Acting Secretary of Education, Eliezer Ramos Pares, Who clarified that Intermediate teachers and service assistants will also benefit.

“Putting distance education aside, it’s a motivation for us to get back to normal and we start a little bit,” the official said.

In addition to the incentive, The governor announced that every company with 50 or more employees should vaccinate their employees against Covit-19. If a worker does not want to do so, they must submit a weekly negative test. However, it does not specify when this guidance will take effect.