TSC delays confirmation of intern teachers, ask them to renew contract.
Days after delaying their confirmation, the instructors Service Commission (TSC) has begun to extend invitations to intern instructors whose contracts expire in September to extend their internship.
This implies that, in contrast to what was originally stated in the internship agreement, the intern teachers will work for a longer period of time.
Headteachers have already received text messages from several County Directors, like as Baringo, Tana River, and Nandi, asking them to align their teachers in order to extend the contract.
A total of 46,000 instructors working as interns are employed by TSC.
In February 2023, 21,550 junior school and 4,000 primary school intern instructors were hired.
In April 2023, 450 intern instructors for secondary schools were hired. In September 2023, 18,000 junior school and 2,000 primary school intern instructors were hired.
Despite the fact that President William Ruto signed the Supplementary Appropriations (No. 2) Bill 2024, which made it possible for the teachers to be confirmed, TSC claims that the funding allotted is insufficient to do so this year.
The Commission claims that this amount falls short of the Sh30 billion that it will require to pay the intern teachers under the new terms, starting in July 2025 and continuing for a full year.
According to TSC, the interns can only be supported for a total of six months using the Sh18.7 billion allocated for the conversion.
The Commission decided to postpone the 46,000 intern teachers’ confirmation to permanent positions until January 2025 due to a budget deficit.
In order to provide for new pay in January, TSC will provide the intern teachers with permanent and pensionable (PNP) letters in December.
Kuppet and Knut are against intern teachers’ confirmation being delayed. The two unions demanded in a joint statement that the teachers change to PNP as of July 1st, failing which they will take strike action.
“The unions demand the remittance of their full salaries for the month which are currently in arrears and the immediate confirmation to all current intern teachers of their employment on permanent and pensionable terms effective 1 July 2024,” the statement read.
They have threatened to go on a nationwide strike that would begin on August 26 if TSC doesn’t comply with their demands.
A monthly salary of sh 20,000 for junior school intern teachers and sh 15,000 for elementary school intern teachers is now paid to the intern instructors.
However, due to deductions for things like the housing fund, NSSF, and NHIF, teachers’ monthly pay is reduced by about sh 3,000.
Following confirmation, P1 instructors will begin working in job group B5, where their base pay would range from a minimum of Sh 21,756 to a maximum of Sh 27,195 after three years of service.
Teachers will receive a yearly payment in January of sh 4,000 for leave allowance and sh 4,000 for commuter allowance.
With the exception of people who reside in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, and Kitale, major municipalities, and other former minor municipalities, they will be eligible to a house allowance of sh 3,200 per month.
The hardship allowance for workers in areas of hardship is sh 6,600. Additionally, the teachers will have full medical coverage, which will be funded by their monthly medical stipend.
When the teachers have worked for three years, they will automatically be promoted to job group C1.
Starting with job group C2, which is the entrance level for graduate teachers, the junior school intern instructors will be employed.
After three years of service, the teachers will receive a wage that starts at sh 34,955 and goes up to sh 43,694.
Teachers will receive a yearly leave payment of sh 6,000 and a commuter allowance of sh 5,000.
With the exception of people who reside in Nairobi, big municipalities like as Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, and Kitale (sh 16,500), and other former small municipalities (sh 9,600), they would be eligible to a house allowance of sh 7,500.
The hardship allowance for workers in areas of hardship is sh 10,900. Additionally, the teachers will have full medical coverage, which will be funded by their monthly medical stipend.
When the teachers have worked for three years, they will automatically be promoted to job group C3.
TSC delays confirmation of intern teachers, ask them to renew contract.
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