Years
2013
2014
2015
TOTAL
Levels
ENS
EV
ENS
Number of Teachers
125
5.000 275
Total
5.125
ENI
ENS
EV
994
297
41
6.732
1.269
338
Source: Directorate of Human Resources/ Ministry of Primary, Secondary and
Vocational Education.
5.2 Employment and Career
302. With the adoption of Law No. 2013-002 of 21 January, 2013 on the general
status of the Togolese civil service, there are only two categories of government
employees, i.e. civil servants and contract workers. Thus, at the time of his
recruitment, the teacher immediately becomes a civil servant. The conditions
regulating employment and careers are laid down by Law No. 2013-002 of 21
January, 2013 on the general status of the Togolese civil service and its implementing
Decree No. 2015-120 of 14 December, 2015.
5.3- Social Security Conditions (of Teachers)
303. The teachers, like any other civil servants, enjoy health insurance and an
individual accident policy/occupational life insurance.
5.4- Salary
304. Any teacher in active service has a right to draw a remuneration comprising of a
pay subject to pension deduction, hardship allowance and family allowances.
305. The amount of pay subject to pension deductions is determined according to the
civil servant’s current grade and level. Other additional benefits may include housing
allowance, allowance for expenses, duty allowance, specific severance benefits
justified by the risks inherent in the employment. Special premiums of 30.000 francs
for categories A and 20.000 francs for other categories reconverted based on index in
2014, and salary increment in July 2015.
5.5- Comparison of salaries of teachers with other civil servants.
306. The civil service organises the different categories of staff into bodies belonging
to diverse groups depending on the qualifications required for each body. To promote
education, the government has allowed teachers to belong to categories immediately
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