Unions propose Sh700,000 pay
What you need to know:
- The unions are also demanding a disturbance allowance equivalent to a month’s pay every time a teacher is transferred and an annual leave allowance equivalent to one month’s salary.
- The unions want the salaries backdated to July 1, 2013 to adhere to a circular issued by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission in 2012, stating that all collective Bargaining Agreements should be concluded by that date.
- The SRC has repeatedly termed the teachers’ pay demands as untenable in light of the country’s current economic realities.
The highest paid teacher would take home a monthly salary of Sh700,000 if a proposal submitted by unions is approved.
According to a joint memorandum filed last week at Milimani Law Courts by Kenya National Union of Teachers and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, members in Job group R who have taught for five years and above should be paid a basic salary of Sh321,705 and allowances totalling to Sh402,045.
Those who serve in hardship areas would be entitled to an additional Sh112,596.
The highest paid teacher gets a salary of Sh120,270.
The unions are also demanding a disturbance allowance equivalent to a month’s pay every time a teacher is transferred and an annual leave allowance equivalent to one month’s salary.
Other allowances whose amounts are not specified include mileage claims and an advance for car purchases.
BACKDATE SALARIES
The unions want the salaries backdated to July 1, 2013 to adhere to a circular issued by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission in 2012, stating that all collective Bargaining Agreements should be concluded by that date.
Another notable demand is the creation of Job groups S and T to allow for “sufficient career progress”.
It is proposed that Job Group Q and R be restructured to senior principal II and senior principal I respectively, to make way for chief principal II and chief principal I for the new Job groups S and T respectively.
The unions also want the SRC to dissociate itself from operations of the Teachers Service Commission.
“The Constitution grants the TSC autonomy,” they say.
The SRC has repeatedly termed the teachers’ pay demands as untenable in light of the country’s current economic realities.
TSC will file its memorandum by January 26 followed by the Central Planning Monitoring Unit and the SRC by February 9.
