TSC in court to protect Sh13b salary increment for teachers

TSC CEO Dr Nancy Macharia. [File, Standard]

The teachers’ employer is rushing to secure Sh13 billion boom for its staff payable end of this month when the third phase of the multi-billion salary deal negotiated by unions is due. Teachers Service Commission (TSC) yesterday moved to block implementation of orders issued by the Employment and Labour Relations Court on appraisals, promotions, training and union membership, saying it would vary the payroll details of the 317,000 teachers.

In its application filed before Justice Byrum Ongaya, TSC argued that if orders made last week are implemented, it will be impossible to implement the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) it signed with teachers.