Circular On TSC’s July Salary Increment For Phase 2
Circular On TSC’s July Salary Increment For Phase 2
Circular On TSC’s July Salary Increment For Phase 2
TSC has released a circular about the implementation of phase 1 and phase 2 salary enhancement phases for teachers starting in July 2024.
The circular’s parts says as follows:
First stage of the third cycle of teacher salary implementation by TSC
The Teachers Service Commission executed an addendum agreement to the 2021–2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) on August 28, 2023.
Along with the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET), and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the agreement was signed.
The agreement states that there was a review of the teacher compensation that will be implemented in two (2) stages.
The first phase took effect from 1st July 2023.
As per to the agreement, second phase is tobe implemented on 1st July 2024 as those to benefit will be the teachers who will be in service at the material period.
Mode of Application of circular
The agreement indicate that the circular shall apply to all teachers who are employed by the Commission and are in service as at 1st July, 2023.
Agreement on Incremental Dates
As per to the agreement, those teachers who are converting into the new salary scales are to retain their current incremental dates.
In the cases where the incremental date falls on 1st July, 2023, the teachers will be granted their annual increment on the existing salary scales.
It further clarifies that the commission will convert to the new salary points with effect from the same date.
Teachers Annual Salary Increment
About the Annual salary increment for all teachers , the commission will continue to apply as clearly defined in the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015).
Teachers’ Pay Scale and Grading System
The teacher designations and the grading scheme will remain in effect in accordance with TSC.
Following the evaluation, the revised wage structure and conversion tables will be implemented as outlined in Tables 2–12 of the TSC Circular.
Teachers Allowances
TSC has categorized teachers House allowance rates into four (4) clusters namely:
These include:
Cluster 1 covering Nairobi City
Cluster 2 covering parts of Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika.
It also covers parts of Kisii, Malindi and Kitale municipalities.
Cluster 3 covers the other former municipalities.
Cluster 4 also covers all other areas.
The circular indicates that the House allowance rates for Clusters 1, 2 and 3 have been retained as it is.
TSC Phase 2 Salary Increment Circular
On the other hand ,Cluster 4 house allowance rates have been reviewed to be implemented in two phases.
For phase 1,first phase has been factored in the August payroll as the areas got arrears backdated to 1/7/2023.
For phase 2, teachers will be paid starting on 1/7/2024.
The TSC house allowance rates are indicated in Appendix A under the circular.
The circular states that the other allowances given in accordance with Appendix B will continue where appropriate.
