Treasury report shows teachers paid better than civil servants

An analysis comparing teachers’ salaries with other public servants in the same job groups reveals that teachers could be better paid, even as the tutors continue with the push for an enhanced pay which started in 1962.

A document from the National Treasury briefing President Uhuru Kenyatta on teachers’ pay and why the 50-60 per cent awarded by the Industrial Relations Court is unsustainable shows that teachers are relatively better paid.