TSC CIRCULAR ON TEACHERS GRADE, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES SEPTEMBER 2023
TSC notice to educatorsTSC notice to educators. Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) exist between the Teachers Service Commission and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers.
Teacher remuneration has modified, with the first portion of this Agreement’s adjustments taking effect on July1, 2023.
For educators who are currently employed, the second phase will be implemented.
As of July 1, 2023, this Circular will be applicable to all instructors hired by the Commission.
The current incremental dates will continue to apply when teachers switch to the new pay scales.
TSC notice to educators
Up until the new pay scales go into effect on the same day as the annual increment date, which will be on or after July 1, 2023, teachers will continue to earn raises based on the old pay rates.
The 2015 Code of Regulations for instructors will still apply to the annual wage increases for all instructors.
The groupings and grading scheme from Table 1 must be maintained.
The new compensation plan and conversion tables are summarized in Tables 2 through 12 in the circular’s attachments.
The following are the four categories of house allowance rates:
City of Nairobi is in Cluster 1.
Cluster 2 includes Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru as well as Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi, and Kitale.
All remaining extinct local administrations are in Group 3.
Group 4 is where the remaining categories belong.
For Clusters 1, 2, or 3, the housing allowance rates are unchanged.
The new rates for Cluster 4 will, however, be introduced gradually.
Back pay will start to be paid on July 1, 2023, and the initial payment was included in the paycheck that was received in August.
The second installment shall be due and payable on July1, 2024.
The Appendix A contains a list of the house allowance rates. All additional allowances, if any, will still be paid in accordance with Appendix B.
CBS’s Dr. Nancy Njeri Macharia
The Executive Secretary