The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has demanded a pay rise of up to 200 per cent to cushion its members from inflation and Covid-19 effects.
KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion said the lowest raise in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement should be 120 per cent,
“Considering that the government had in 2017 agreed to offer tutors between 50-60 per cent increment”.
“There should be an annual increment of 5.0 per cent of basic salary; house allowance should be increased by 50 per cent and accommodation and night allowance by 50 per cent of minimum basic salary. The commuter allowance should be increased by 50 per cent, risk allowance by 10 per cent and hardship by 10 per cent,” Mr Sossion said yesterday.
KNUT has pushed TSC to immediately begin negotiations for the 2021-2023 CBA.
“The current CBA only favours teachers in administrative positions, leaving the classroom tutor with little increment over the last four years,” he said.
The union has faulted the teacher’s employer of breaching the law by forwarding the salary negotiation summary of proposals to Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) before KUPPET and KNUT final negotiation
“Before CBA proposals are presented to the SRC, unions ought to have been involved, tabled their proposals, and discussed them. The commission should only present the details of discussions and their proposals after we have had our discussions,” said Mr Sossion.
For the first time, the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) has presented its proposals to TSC, asking for a 50-to-60 per cent increment on basic salary.
James Torome, KUSNET Secretary-General is also demanding a special allowance of Sh15, 000 per month and a guidance allowance of Sh30,000.