POLITICS 2 hours ago Relief To TSC As The Kenya National Union Of Teachers Delivers A Crucial Message The Teachers Service Commission proposed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that proposed basic salary increment of 16%-32%.On the other hand, the Kenya National Union of Teachers proposed 120%-200% increase of basic salary.
EDUCATION 10 days ago TSC Teachers: This is Why You Should Begin TPD Now Since the signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, teachers have been quite a happy lot as they have been getting salary increment often. But some of the changes coming along with the Collective Bargaining Agreement are challenging and some sour to the members of this noble profession. First, teachers must understand and get this correctly in their heads. To be considered in any future career progression opportunities, a teacher must have done the Teacher Professional Development modules famously known
EDUCATION 3 months ago How Teachers Salaries Will Look Like If The TSC CBA Proposal Is Approved Following the full implementation of the 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has made a bold move and coined a new CBA proposal to be effected between years 2021-2025, with the approval of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, SRC. The TSC CBA proposal will see teachers basic salaries marginally increase with 16-32% As per the TSC proposal, classroom teachers in job grades C3, C2, C1 and B5 will reap big since their basic salaries will increase at a rate of
CAREER-JOBS 1 months ago Teachers New Salary Structures If TSC Proposals On Salary and Allowance Increase Goes Through All public teachers in the country in all job groups benefited from the last Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between 2017-2021 that came as a result of negotiations between the teachers union and the employer TSC though the beneficiaries were those who were holding administrative positions. They were to negotiate for the next CBA as each party had their own proposals but unfortunately, the unions never had a chance to do it because the Teachers Service Commission presented their proposals first to SRC
EDUCATION 12 days ago KNUT Threatens To Strike, Makes These Demands TSC has now suffered a big blow after KNUT made this major announcement. The Teachers Service Commission has been working hard to ensure that teachers across this country are fully enjoying while rendering their services to the young children in their respective schools. Equally teachers in this country have Unions who normally fight for teachers in order to be accorded their rights. Wrangles has been witnessed between KNUT and TSC over new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The teachers accumulative salary
POLITICS 2 months ago TSC on Spot By International Labour Organizations Over Its Conflicts With KNUT The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is on spot as the constant squabbles between the teachers employer and one of the teachers' unions, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), has got the attention of the International Labour Organizations. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITCUC) has expressed its concerns over the alleged mishandling of the KNUT members by TSC. Photo: TSC logo (Courtesy) This comes as Knut's Secretary General, Wilson Sossion, intensifies calls for the implementation of the Collective
EDUCATION 3 months ago Blow To Teachers As TSC Announces The Following Teachers have reasons to worry since their employer has arbitrarily suspended the 2017/2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This leaves the teachers who are planning to resume work in January 2021 in a dilemma. The Kenya Union of Teachers Secretary General, Wilson Sossion, has vowed to rally teacher behind him into a strike over pay increments. Photo: TSC logo (Courtesy) According to the CBA, their the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) was supposed to award them with promotions, a number of benefits and
SPORTS 2 months ago Uhuru In A Tight Spot As Major Voting Block Begins Discussions For Money Issues That Could Affect BBI President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto /Photo Courtesy President Uhuru Kenya finds himself in a tight spot as the financial situation in the country worsens. The debt burden caused by terrible fiscal management from his government and runaway corruption has, over the tenure of President Uhuru, driven the country to the edge of an abyss of financial ruin. Kenya has accrued over six trillion shillings in debt over the past seven years of President Uhuru Kenyatta's reign and the chickens are finally coming
EDUCATION 3 months ago Big Blow For Teachers And Students As TSC Announces This Teachers have reasons to worry since their employer has arbitrarily suspended the 2017/2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This leaves the teachers who are planning to resume work in January 2021 in a dilemma. The Kenya Union of Teachers Secretary General, Wilson Sossion, has vowed to rally teacher behind him into a strike over pay increments. According to the CBA, their the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) was supposed to award them with promotions, a number of benefits and salary Increments. This
EDUCATION 3 months ago Teachers Are Happy As TSC Delivers This New Message The Teachers Service Commission has been at the forefront to ensure that teachers are paid their salaries in time, they ensure that teacher grievances are are dealt with, they ensure that the scarcity of teachers in various schools in the country is addressed, they ensure that teachers who deserve promotions are given if they attain the requirements as set by the ministry of education. The Teachers Service Commission finalized the collective bargaining agreement whereby the teachers unions were not included,
ENTERPRISE-CAREER 3 months ago Opinion: Comparison Between The 2017 - 2020 CBA And The Proposed CBA by TSC For 2021 - 2025 Following the move by the Teachers Service Commission in coming up with a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) proposal for teachers basic salary increment to be considered for the years 2021-2025 period, a new comparison of the previous 2017-2020 CBA and the TSC proposed 2021-2025 CBA has emerged. In the comparison it states that the highest beneficiaries Of the TSC proposal will be teacher in Job grades B5 - C3 since their basic salaries during a phased period of five years will be increased at a rate of
HEALTH 1 months ago Main Reasons Why Council Of Governors Dismissed Health Care Workers Without Paying Them A Cent Almost all health care workers in Kenya have been on strike for over 30 days now hoping that things will be okay but all in vein. They have been presenting their grievances to the County and National governments but have been addressed while others have not been addressed according chair of council of governors. Health care workers in some counties have been fired by participating in an illegal strike. The counties of Mombasa and Kisumu have among the counties that have fired their health care workers. Mombasa,
HEALTH 2 months ago Patients Suffer as Doctors in West Pokot Strike Doctors in West Pokot have officially started their strike saying they will not resume duty until their demands are fully met. Hundreds of patients in various hospitals especially at Kapenguria County Referral Hospital are set to suffer owing to lack of medical services. The doctors said they signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the county government in 2017 they want implemented before they call off the strike. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union officials in the county
POLITICS 3 months ago Prepare for a Possible Mega Teachers Strike in January as KNUT Boss Issues This Announcement Teachers might not return to schools in January for the much anticipated full reopening following the latest announcement by KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion. Kenyans.co.ke reports that sossion has announced that teachers might begin a nationwide strike in January in their push for better remuneration and other pecks in the CBA. "When we don't get salaries and our resources to work, the only thing we can think about is war, and we are bringing it over to you (TSC). We have no problem with the government,
CAREER-JOBS 2 months ago Why KNUT New Demands on New CBA May be Hard to Be Implemented by SRC The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has a responsibility of harmonizing employees salaries and allowances increase the country. This includes teachers being public employees too. Teachers salary increments are always discussed by employer and the Union then included in a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) like the 2017 - 2021 that was to run for a period of 5 years. Already TSC had presented their offers to SRC but KNUT said they were not involved as they had demanded for a 200% pay rise in both
EDUCATION 3 months ago Teachers Have A Reason To Be Excited After KNUT Seeks Higher Salaries Teachers in the country have a reason to be excited after Kenya National Union Of Teachers conveys this good message. This comes after the ministry of education reopened all the schools in the country and asked all teachers in the country to report to their respective working schools. The Kenya National Union Of Teachers is a union which is set by teachers to deliberate their grievances to the Teachers Service Commission, therefore the Kenya National Union Of Teachers has been fighting to ensure that teachers
EDUCATION 3 months ago Classroom Teachers To Benefit From The New TSC CBA Proposal Teachers working under the Teachers Service Commission have something to smile after the commission presented the 2021-2025 CBA proposal to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, SRC for approval. The proposal indicates that teachers in the lower job grades will receive a 32% basic salary increment while those in administrative job groups will have a 16% basic salary increment. Also, teachers will see an additional increment in the house allowance, travelling allowances, and leave allowances, that will be
EDUCATION 3 months ago Schools Re-opening: No Learning In January As The Govt Given A Tough Warning With the prevailing situation not looking any better regarding the education sector, things seem to be remaining grim for the foreseeable future. Parents have been decrying the lack of guidance and direction from the Education Ministry, with many lamenting about the inconsistent flow of information from the Education CS regarding the thorny issue of schools re-opening. A number of parents have as well been decrying the loss of jobs as a result of the adverse effects of the corona virus pandemic, while many teachers
HEALTH 2 months ago No Allowances For Striking Health Care Workers As SRC Gives The Following Reasons Striking health care workers have come out in numbers to demand for the improvement of their working conditions during this period of covid-19. In recent times we have witnessed many Healthcare workers die in line of duty. The number of doctors and nurses who have died due to covid-19 symptoms is on the rise which has increased the cries of the Healthcare worker. They are claiming they don't have personal protective equipment (PPEs)to protect them against the virus . They are also demanding allowances from their
POLITICS 3 months ago Teachers strike looms, dates for the strike approved by Sossion The Kenya National Union of Teachers(KNUT) secretary general Wilson Sossion have retaliated to start a nationwide teachers strike if new CBA will not agreed on. Sossion claims that teachers will not resume their duties starting from January 2021 if TSC does not honour their demands. Mr. Sossion angrily slammed Teachers Service commission through their Boss Mrs. Nancy Machariah for neglecting their demands and concerns. He further stated that TSC has brought war on their doorsteps and they are ready for it. He