Dear newly qualified teacher, let me tell you a long story about salary cut

Dear Newly Qualified Teacher, Let me tell you a long story about the salary cut.

Believe me when I tell you. An average teacher’s salary is basically hand-to-mouth, with little or nothing left to save.

Our take-homes barely reach the exit door of the banking hall, let alone reach home. For some of us, our take-home puts us on life support.

So, if it fails to come, it’s either we borrow or we bid our family and friends goodbye .

To be honest, I had a couple of salary cuts in the first year of employment due to various reasons, and I know perfectly well how the feeling is.
Imagine having your budget beautifully planned out and waiting for the controller to credit your account.

The payday finally comes, and everyone is checking their payslip. You check yours, and receive the shocking notification “NO PAYSLIP FOR THE SELECTED MONTH.”

You might think it’s a network problem. You check again after receiving the same feedback, and you won’t know how to feel, whether to be sad, angry or both.

The most embarrassing aspect is when you don’t receive a CADG message and you’ve not even checked the payslip, but you go straight to the bank. If you request an account balance and the attendant comes back smiling on the left side of the mouth, know that all is not well.

Currently, it is one of the most difficult payslip issues to solve.

What causes this phenomenon, and how do you prepare for this day? How do you avoid it? How do you resolve it when it happens?
Join the NQT Orientation group and let’s get interactive. WhatsApp 0545775477.

It costs less to prepare than to repair. Let me be your mentor on this journey. Some of us never had one and we made all the wrong moves there is to make.

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_ Hon Jerry Akporhor __