PTU News Reporter

The number of ‘nomadic teachers’ and contract teachers has been on a steady rise in higher education sector. Not only are these educators deprived of employee benefits and job security, but they also lack resources, which in turn takes a toll on teaching quality. The Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU) conducted a survey from 16th October to 16th November 2018 regarding educators’ working conditions and received 534 responses from teaching professionals in tertiary education. The results revealed that part-time educators have to work in multiple institutions, where they are offered short-term contracts without employee benefits. More than 40 percent of full-time contract educators have been teaching for more than nine years but still fail to land permanent full-time positions, which is discouraging. …… 閱讀全文







