TSC’s New CBA & December Salary Payrise As It Welcomes KNUT & KUPPET.
TSC’s New CBA & December Salary Payrise As It Welcomes KNUT & KUPPET. TSC Invites KNUT and KUPPET for Crucial CBA Review and Salary Increase Talks.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has called upon the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) for a pivotal meeting next week to review the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
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In an official letter addressed to the secretary generals of both unions, TSC has scheduled the meeting for Tuesday, 22nd August 2023, at 9:00 am at the Kenya School of Government (KSG), Lower Kabete, Nairobi.
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The unions have been advocating for a review of the non-monetary CBA signed in 2021, citing the erosion of teachers’ salaries due to increased statutory deductions and new levies, including the affordable housing tax.
“Earlier, TSC proposed a Sh2 billion allocation for teachers’ allowances, which the National Treasury reduced to Sh1 billion. We still urge TSC to reopen negotiations,” said KNUT Secretary General **Collins Oyuu** during the launch of the 2023-2027 TSC strategic plan. He emphasized that a poorly paid teacher cannot perform optimally and stressed the need to renegotiate the salary component missed in 2021.
KNUT is pushing for a 60% salary increase, while KUPPET is demanding a 42% increase, both effective from 1st July.
This renewed push comes as the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has announced a 7% to 10% salary increment, backdated from 1st July, to be paid in two phases. Despite this, KNUT criticized the SRC’s increment, calling it a token gesture that does not address the teachers’ real financial challenges.
In August, teachers and civil servants will see a 5% salary increase backdated from 1st July, alongside changes in house allowances. If the CBA talks succeed, teachers stand to benefit significantly from enhanced salaries and allowances retroactive to 1st July 2021.
New Basic Salary Details for Teachers (According to SRC’s 10% Increment):
– B5: From 27,195 to 29,915
– C1: From 33,996 to 37,393
– C2: From 43,694 to 48,064
– C3: From 53,943 to 59,337
– C4: From 65,385 to 71,924
– C5: From 77,840 to 86,624
– D1: From 93,408 to 102,749
– D2: From 109,249 to 120,174
– D3: From 125,573 to 138,130
– D4: From 141,891 to 156,080
– D5: From 157,656 to 173,422
As the date approaches, anticipation builds among educators, hoping for a favorable outcome that will see their hard work and dedication adequately rewarded.
