Private Schools Teachers Syndicate Clarifies Latest Developments Regarding the Compensation Fund

Lebanon Today

The Teachers Syndicate in Private Schools has issued a clarification on how to implement the new amendments related to the compensation fund.

The statement read: “As the end of this month approaches and the implementation of the new amendments for the compensation fund for teachers in private schools begins on October 1, 2025, the Teachers Syndicate announces the following: 6% will be deducted from each teacher’s salary for the benefit of the compensation fund, and the school will pay an additional 6% for each teacher, provided that these percentages are calculated on the total amount the teacher receives in Lebanese pounds and in dollars according to the formula adopted by the law after its publication, which returned the percentage to 6% and begins implementation with the academic year 2025–2026. 3% is deducted from the teacher’s salary for the benefit of the National Social Security Fund, provided that the deduction is calculated up to a ceiling of LBP 120,000,000 per month as the maximum wage subject to contributions in this branch, according to the effective memos and circulars for 2025. Also, a percentage is deducted as income tax according to legally specified brackets and according to the family situation of each teacher.”
The syndicate added: “These deductions restore the regularity of funding as it was before 2019 and lead to improving end-of-service compensation and retirement salaries for retired colleagues, and stabilizing the financial sustainability of the compensation fund.”
The syndicate affirmed that “compliance with these provisions is legally required, and that all salaries and incomes must take into account the mentioned deduction rates and this unified calculation mechanism. It also calls on school administrations to adhere to including salaries in dollars as they are in the financial statement of the compensation fund since the salaries of October 2025. It also calls on teachers not to sign this statement unless the value of their salary in dollars is listed according to the amount they receive, in order to preserve end-of-service compensation and its value, and if a teacher’s total monthly wage (LBP + what is paid in dollars according to the school’s mechanism) is equivalent to LBP 150,000,000, compensation: 6% from the teacher = LBP 9,000,000 / 6% from the school = LBP 9,000,000, social security (sickness and maternity): 3% is calculated up to LBP 120,000,000 only = LBP 3,600,000 plus income tax.”
The syndicate concluded its statement by emphasizing that “this step directly contributes to strengthening teachers’ rights and compensation,” calling on colleagues to contact the syndicate’s branches in the regions for any technical or accounting inquiries.