TSC’s new teacher agreement in detail.
All tutors’ incomes have increased, and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reclassified housing allowances; however, only a few job categories will get a slight raise as a result of these changes.
Primary school teachers, who make up the lowest employment grade of B5, will earn the largest increase of 4.5 percent, while those in the top group grade of D5, who make up the highest wage point, will receive increases ranging from 1.9 to 3.1 percent.
Due to the rise, teachers on Job Grade B5, who were previously paid Sh22,793, would now receive Sh23,830 in addition to a Sh3,850 dwelling allowance.
Other benefits, like annual leave, hardship, and commuter allowance, have not increased. Teachers in Job Grade D3, which includes Principals and Deputy Principals, would receive the lowest raise, going from Sh105,182 to Sh106,043, an increase of just Sh861.
Chief Principals, who have the highest job grade of D5, would receive Sh4,056, while those with the lowest wage point will receive Sh3,005.
Since several instructor categories might exist within a single job grade, the remuneration points within that job grade can vary. For instance, there would be an increase of between Sh984 and Sh2,608 for instructors in job category C5, which includes Senior Master III, Senior Lecturer III, Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher I, and Curriculum Support Officer II. The new pay will go into effect on July 1, 2024, and will be retroactive to that date until June 30, 2025.
While most allowances stayed the same, those in Job Grade D4, which includes Senior Principals, now receive less money for housing.
Specifically, those in Cluster 1 (Nairobi) now receive Sh45,000 instead of Sh50,000, while those in Cluster 2 (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri, Nakuru, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, and Kitale) received a Sh7,000 reduction in allowance. Individuals in Cluster 3, which encompasses all other regions of the nation, are set to earn Sh21,000, a reduction of Sh4,000 from their existing allocation.
Additionally, the commission eliminated Cluster 4’s house allowances and consolidated them with Cluster 3’s.
“We have reviewed the house allowance rates clusters from 4 to 3. The circular states that the rates for Cluster 4 have been phased out and that the teachers who were previously receiving home allowance rates in this cluster will now be adopting the rates for Cluster 3.
Approximately 87% of educators are employed in rural regions, which fall under Cluster 4. However, the amount they will receive is the same as what they have been receiving since the previous year.
After union representatives left the bargaining room and charged that the company was not meeting all of their demands, a standoff broke out between the teachers’ unions and their employer last week.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers and the Kenya National Union of Teachers declined the TSC officials’ request for a combined press conference, and each organization spoke to the media separately.
At the time, Nancy Macharia, the chief executive of TSC, stated that budget cuts across government ministries and agencies were the reason behind the delay in implementing Phase II of the 2021–2025 collective bargaining agreement.
TSC’s new teacher agreement in detail.
