KUPPET Reject SRC’s Salary Increment, Demands 70% Increment
A 70% wage raise is what the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) is requesting.
Kuppet wants to raise the salary for instructors (C2) from the present level of Sh34,955 to Sh74,279.
The monthly payment for those making Sh131,380 will now be Sh204,952, a 30% increase.
The union will raise this as one of its demands when it meets with the company tomorrow to discuss remuneration.
Kuppet and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) have been invited by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to a salary review meeting at the Kenya School of Government.
According to Kuppet Secretary General Akello Misori, the union would reject the seven to ten percent compensation increase that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has requested.
He announced that the focus of their conversation would be the point at which their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations ceased.
Misori said that since salary negotiations had already begun, they would not be taking any additional recommendations into consideration.
“We’ll concentrate on the points where the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) talks broke down. Since we had already begun discussing salaries, we won’t budge to fresh ideas, stated Misori.
The lowest-paid teacher, who presently receives Sh34,955, will receive a maximum of Sh46,752 under the SRC’s plans. A maximum of Sh168,691 per month will be given to those making Sh131,380 per month.
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The CBA for 2021–2025 will be evaluated by the unions and employer, according to TSC’s letter asking the conference.
According to Misori, their main priorities will be promotions, basic wage hikes, health benefits, and a pension plan.
According to him, the high cost of living has reduced instructors’ disposable income by 30 to 70 percent, which has increased Kuppet’s demand.
Housing tax, the superannuation pension plan, and NSSF Misori claimed that teachers cannot afford basic requirements because of rising inflation.
According to Misori, a drop in net income was caused by the implementation of recent statutory deductions, such as the house tax, superannuation pension system, and NSSF. He went on to say that the productivity of instructors had been harmed as a result of this decrease in net pay.
“The recently introduced statutory deductions, namely the housing tax, superannuation pension scheme, and NSSF, have contributed to a decrease in teachers’ net income, thereby affecting their productivity,” claimed Misori.
KUPPET Reject SRC’s Salary Increment, Demands 70% Increment
