TSC Distribution Of 13B Teachers Payrise. To completely execute the second part of the teachers’ compensation accord, the government has made available KSh13 billion.
Educationboard.co.ke‘s calculations indicate that this modification will result in compensation increases for instructors ranging from KSh2,570 for the lowest-paid to KSh393 for the highest-paid.
As a result, the lowest-paid teachers will now make between KSh23,830 and KSh29,787 per year. The highest-paid educators will make between KSh131,389 and KSh162,539 each year.
Teachers will receive four sorts of allowances in addition to wage increases: commuting, housing, leave, and hardship allowances.
These allowances will vary from a minimum of KSh3,850 to a maximum of KSh50,000, depending on the specific type.
Specifically, commuter allowances will range between KSh4,000 and KSh16,000, housing allowances between KSh3,850 and KSh50,000, leave allowances from KSh4,000 to KSh10,000, and hardship allowances will range between KSh6,600 and KSh38,100.
The CEO of the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC), Dr. Nancy Macharia, announced that the salary adjustments will be reflected in teachers’ August payslips, with arrears backdated to July 1, 2024, marking the beginning of the implementation period.
This means that teachers will receive additional pay at the end of the month due to the backdated amounts.
TSC Distribution Of 13B Teachers Payrise
This pay raise follows a similar increment that teachers received last year during the first phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
On Wednesday, the TSC confirmed that it had received the necessary funds to fully implement this second phase of the pay increment.
Dr. Macharia, after discussions with union leaders, expressed satisfaction with the government’s provision of funds to effect the pay rise starting from July 1, 2024.
This decision will benefit over 370,000 teachers across the country as the second phase of the CBA takes effect in August.
For teachers in pay Grade B5, the lowest rank, the minimum pay rise will be KSh1,037, increasing their salaries from KSh22,793 to KSh23,830, while those at the highest scale within this job group will earn KSh29,787.
This salary increase is the final step in implementing the agreement signed in August last year by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET).
On Wednesday, Dr. Macharia assured that the necessary funds have been allocated for this purpose, with the unions confirming the full budgetary allocation for the CBA.
KNUT and KUPPET declared that their planned strike would go on despite the assurance of complete compliance with the CBA deal.
They cited unsolved issues such the confirmation of 46,000 intern teachers and the promotion of 130,000 instructors.
However, Dr. Macharia emphasized that the government had released the required funds for the wage raise and urged teachers to report back to work on Monday for the start of the Third Term.
The unions also called attention to other outstanding issues, such as the need to settle concerns with the teachers’ medical plan so that members have access to both public and private hospitals, the need to examine the Career Progression Guidelines, and the reimbursement of third-party deductions.
TSC Distribution Of 13B Teachers Payrise