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SRC rejects Nurses CBA allowance proposals

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chairperson Sarah Serem. photo:courtesy

The allowances given to nurses in the controversial pay deal are exaggerated and unaffordable, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has said.

The commission described as impractical a uniform allowance of Sh40,000 for each of the 25,000 unionisable health workers, which would translate to Sh1 billion a year.

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