The Kenya national union of teachers, KNUT, has once again refreshed her battles with the Teachers’ Service Commission, TSC.  This time, KNUT has still insisted on her earlier proposal of 200% increase on the basic salary, citing high inflation and enormous damage caused by covid-19.

KNUT secretary general, Wilson Sossion, recently proposed an increment of between 120 %- 200 % of the basic salary in the 2021-2024 collective bargaining agreement, CBA.

Sossion has reminded TSC that in 2017, TSC agreed to offer teachers an increment of 50-60% of the basic salary.

“We still expect an annual basic salary increment of 50%, house allowance increment of 50%, accommodation and night allowance of 50 %, a commuter allowance increment of 50%, a risk allowance of 10 %, and a hardship allowance increment of 10%,” said Mr. Sossion.

KNUT wants TSC to immediately restart negotiations for the 2021-2024 CBA. Through a letter, KNUT has also called for a comprehensive job evaluation of classroom teachers to ensure adequate compensation, being that the evaluation prior to 2017-2020 CBA was not properly done.

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“The current CBA only favours teachers in administrative positions, leaving classroom teachers with very little increment over the last four years,” said the secretary general.

About the TSC counter CBA proposal, which is already with the SRC, Sossion has accused the TSC of breaching the law by forwarding its counter proposal before finalizing negotiations with the unions, KNUT and KUPPET.

“Before CBA proposals are presented to the SRC, unions ought to have been involved, tabled their proposals, and discussed them. The commission should only present the details of the discussions and their proposals after we have had our discussions,” said Sossion.

Earlier on in October, the ODM legislator wrote to SRC asking SRC not to consider the TSC counter proposal, arguing that the right channel was not followed. He added that the law would not support the steps taken by TSC since there was no meeting between the parties and the consultative committee.

“Section 13(5) of the TSC act compels the commission to establish a consultative meeting on the terms and conditions of the service of teachers. Despite several requests, the commission has failed to constitute the committee, against the requirement of the law and international conventions rule 143(m),” added Sossion in the letter. NEXT

The teachers’ service commission, TSC, has just concluded the implementation of the 2017-2020 collective bargaining agreement, CBA. Plans are underway to commence the four year phased implementation of a new CBA from July 2021.

The new CBA will favour classroom teachers when it comes to basic salaries, unlike the previous one, which favoured administrators.

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TSC had earlier on presented a counter 2021-2024 CBA proposal to the Salaries And Remuneration Commission, SRC, for approval. This move by TSC came after a possible agreement with the unions, KNUT and KUPPET, was in vain.

In the TSC 2021-2024 CBA counter proposal offer, the basic salaries will be increased by between 16 % and 32 %.

In the counter proposal document sent to SRC, TSC proposed an increment of 20% on the commuter allowance.  Commuter allowance and house allowance, unlike leave allowance, are earned monthly.

KNUT proposed an increment of 50 % on the house allowance and a leave allowance equivalent to a month’s basic salary.

If SRC approves the 2021-2024 TSC counter proposal offer, then teachers will earn commuter allowances as per the table below, by the end of the CBA cycle in July 2024. The increment will commence in July 2021, with a phased amount of 5% on the current commuter allowance.

As per the proposed increments, teachers in job group D5, who are currently earning ksh. 16,000 will have the highest increment in their commuter allowance, amounting to ksh. 3,200.

The teachers’ service commission, TSC, has just concluded the implementation of the 2017-2020 collective bargaining agreement, CBA. Plans are underway to commence the four year phased implementation of a new CBA from July 2021.

The new CBA will favour classroom teachers when it comes to basic salaries, unlike the previous one, which favoured administrators.

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TSC had earlier on presented a counter 2021-2024 CBA proposal to the Salaries And Remuneration Commission, SRC, for approval. This move by TSC came after a possible agreement with the unions, KNUT and KUPPET, was in vain.

In the TSC 2021-2024 CBA counter proposal offer, the basic salaries will be increased by between 16 % and 32 %.TSC earlier proposed an increment of 10 % on the house allowance but changed  it to 20% in the counter proposal offer presented to SRC so that it matches leave and commuter allowances.

If SRC approves the 2021-2024 TSC counter proposal offer, then teachers will earn house allowances as per table 2 below.

KUPPET proposed that house allowance be harmonized for all regions and a township allowance be introduced for teachers teaching in urban areas. KNUT was also advocating for a township allowance for teachers in urban areas.

Table 1: Current House Allowance Per Job Group

Table 2: House Allowances As Per 2021-2024 CBA