Judge Nderi Gaves Teachers a green light

The evidence before court shows TSC
made a proposal to unions of 50-60% increase

TSC complied with these guidelines and
recommended a 50-60% increase of salary on every. SRC guided TSC, unions in job reviews. It recommended a review period of 4 years starting 1st July, 2013

The industrial court is mandated to
ensure labour laws are respected

This court observes that the last review
was in 2009, and that teachers salaries are not at par with those of other civil servantservants.

This court reiterates that TSC must
consult with the unions on matters to do with unionisable teachers. This court reiterates that SRC only plays an advisory role to TSC.

However, TSC must consult with them. This court reiterates that TSC is the employer and is mandated to review salaries and job evaluation.

This court notes that of utmost importance is the children of Kenya and the teachers who teach them.

The court also notes that funding for TSC
Secretariat increased from 1.7 B to 3.3 B from 2007 to 2013.

The court finds that there is need to harmonise salaries of teachers within different cadres.

The report also indicates the increment
on salary of teachers of lower cadres was below average.

This court finds that 2009, the last time there was an increase on teachers salary, is the correct year for any CPI index.

Teachers have been victimised by their employer, who says increasing salaries on their big number will affect the economy.

The current basic salary reflects that
salary increments have been way below the CPI index.

This court holds that allowances will first be harmonized to match other public servants.

The unions came to negotiations with a
counter- proposal of 150% increase on the salary