The wage system in public higher education institutions as a prerequisite for corruption

The subject of the study is the current system of remuneration for teaching staff in public universities. The analysis of the legal norms on the basis of which remuneration is carried out, including for these employees, provides examples of the implementation of these norms, which in some cases lead to corruption. Regarding the indicators and criteria for evaluating the work of the teaching staff, which do not correspond to the essence of scientific work and do not give real assessments in teaching, the statements of scientists and specialists are quoted, with which the author of the article agrees. The system of remuneration of teaching staff in the USSR is considered. The work uses general scientific methods, including the analysis of legislation on the stated topic, the study of emerging phenomena, and their interpretation. The author came to the conclusion that a system of remuneration for teaching staff has been created at the state level, which does not reflect the contribution of scientists and university professors to the development of the country in the field of education, which nullifies all the efforts of those who are trying to provide training at a high professional level. At the same time, this system generates violations on the part of the organizers of the educational process related to the appropriation of unpaid funds by the teacher, that is, prerequisites for corruption are created. To eliminate these problems, it is proposed to introduce fixed high salaries for the teaching staff (about twice as high as the national average salary) at all state universities, following the example of how it was done in the Soviet Union, eliminating various kinds of allowances and surcharges, the payment of which depends on the subjective opinions of managers and on mechanical indicators.

Constitution of the Russian Federation, The Labor Code of Russia, remuneration, remuneration system, academic staff, professor, lecturer, salary, abuse of office, corruption