Breaking Down the TSC Circular on CBA Implementation: A Comprehensive Guide
A significant milestone was reached as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) inked an addendum Agreement to the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with the teachers’ unions in Kenya.
This transformative agreement ushers in the implementation of Phase 1 of the third remuneration cycle for teachers, reshaping the landscape of teacher compensation.
Phase Implementation and Dates
The remuneration adjustments are set to unfold in two distinct phases, with the initial wave taking effect from July 1, 2023.
The subsequent phase is scheduled for July 1, 2024, applying to teachers in service at that juncture.
This phased approach is designed to ensure a smooth transition while providing teachers with the necessary time to acclimate to the new structures.
Applicability
The circular, a crucial document in this paradigm shift, is applicable to all teachers under the employ of the Commission and actively serving as of July 1, 2023.
This inclusivity underscores the widespread impact of the remuneration adjustments across the teaching fraternity.
Incremental Dates and Annual Salary Increments
Teachers transitioning to the new salary scales will retain their existing incremental dates.
However, those whose incremental date coincides with July 1, 2023, will receive their annual increment based on the current salary scales before transitioning to the new points on the same date.
The annual salary increment framework, outlined in the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015), remains unchanged.
Grading, Salary Structure, and Allowances
The existing grading structure and designations, as outlined in Table 1, will persist.
Simultaneously, the new salary structure and conversion tables, detailed in Tables 2-12 within the circular, provide a comprehensive guide for teachers navigating these changes.
House Allowances
The circular categorizes house allowance rates into four clusters, tailoring compensation to different geographical areas.
While the rates for Clusters 1, 2, and 3 remain unchanged, Cluster 4 has undergone a phased review.
The first phase, incorporated into the August payroll, includes arrears backdated to July 1, 2023.
The second phase is scheduled for July 1, 2024. These rates are meticulously detailed in Appendix A.
All other allowances, aptly documented in Appendix B, will persist as applicable.
GRADING STRUCTURE
| TABLE 1 – JOB TITLES AND SCALES | |||
| S/No. | TITLES | GRADE | T- SCALE |
| 1. | Chief Principal | D5 | T-Scale 15 |
| 2. | Senior Principal | D4 | T-Scale 14 |
| 3. | Principal | D3 | T-Scale 13 |
| Deputy Principal I | |||
| 4. | Deputy Principal II | D2 | T-Scale 12 |
| Senior Master I | |||
| Senior Lecturer I | |||
| 5. | Senior Master II | D1 | T-Scale 11 |
| Deputy Principal III | |||
| Senior Head teacher | |||
| Senior Lecturer II | |||
| Curriculum Support Officer I | |||
| 6. | C5 | T-Scale 10 | |
| Senior Master III | |||
| Senior Lecturer III | |||
| Head teacher | |||
| Deputy Head teacher I | |||
| Curriculum Support Officer II | |||
| 7. | Senior Lecturer IV | C4 | T-Scale 9 |
| Senior Master IV | |||
| SNE Senior Teacher – Primary | |||
| SNE Teacher I – Secondary | |||
| Deputy Head teacher II | |||
| 8. | Secondary Teacher I | C3 | T-Scale 8 |
| Lecturer I | |||
| SNE Teacher I – Primary | |||
| SNE Teacher II – Secondary | |||
| Senior Teacher I | |||
| 9. | Secondary Teacher II | C2 | T-Scale 7 |
| SNE Teacher II – Primary | |||
| Lecturer II | |||
| Senior Teacher II | |||
| 10. | Secondary Teacher III | C1 | T-Scale 6 |
| Lecturer III | |||
| Primary Teacher I | |||
| 11. | Primary Teacher II | B5 | T-Scale 5 |
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SALARY STRUCTURE AND CONVERSION TABLES
| TABLE 2: CONVERSION OF CHIEF PRINCIPALS | |||||
| GRADE D5 – TSCALE 15 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINT | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINT | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| New | D5 | 1 | 131,380 | D5 | |
| 1 | 131,380 | D5 | 2 | 135,747 | D5 |
| 2 | 137,644 | D5 | 3 | 140,238 | D5 |
| 3 | 141,891 | D5 | 4 | 144,859 | D5 |
| NEW | D5 | 5 | 149,612 | D5 | |
| 4 | 152,937 | D5 | 6 | 154,502 | D5 |
| 5 | 157,656 | D5 | 7 | 159,534 | D5 |
| TABLE 3: CONVERSION OF SENIOR PRINCIPALS | |||||
| GRADE D4 – T SCALE 14 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| New | 1 | 118,242 | D4 | ||
| 1 | 118,242 | D4 | 2 | 122,172 | D4 |
| 2 | 121,890 | D4 | |||
| 3 | 125,651 | D4 | 3 | 126,214 | D4 |
| 4 | 129,528 | D4 | 4 | 130,373 | D4 |
| 5 | 133,524 | D4 | 5 | 134,651 | D4 |
| 6 | 137,644 | D4 | 6 | 139,053 | D4 |
| 7 | 141,891 | D4 | 7 | 143,581 | D4 |
| TABLE 4: CONVERSION OF PRINCIPALS AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL 1 | |||||
| GRADE D3 – T SCALE 13 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 104,644 | D3 | 1 | 105,182 | D3 |
| 2 | 107,873 | D3 | 2 | 108,571 | D3 |
| 3 | 111,201 | D3 | 3 | 112,058 | D3 |
| 4 | 114,632 | D3 | 4 | 115,649 | D3 |
| 5 | 118,169 | D3 | 5 | 119,346 | D3 |
| 6 | 121,815 | D3 | 6 | 123,151 | D3 |
| 7 | 125,573 | D3 | 7 | 127,069 | D3 |
| TABLE 5: CONVERSION OF DEPUTY PRINCIPALS II AND SENIOR MASTER I | |||||
| GRADE D2 – T SCALE 12 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 91,041 | D2 | 1 | 92,119 | D2 |
| 2 | 93,850 | D2 | 2 | 95,101 | D2 |
| 3 | 96,745 | D2 | 3 | 97,552 | D2 |
| 4 | 99,730 | D2 | 4 | 100,661 | D2 |
| 5 | 102,807 | D2 | 5 | 103,861 | D2 |
| 6 | 105,979 | D2 | 6 | 107,157 | D2 |
| 7 | 109,249 | D2 | 7 | 110,551 | D2 |
| TABLE 6: CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER II, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS III/ SENIOR HEADTEACHER/SENIOR LECTURER II | |||||
| GRADE D1 – T SCALE 11 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 77,840 | D1 | 1 | 78,625 | D1 |
| NEW | 2 | 81,128 | D1 | ||
| NEW | 3 | 83,755 | D1 | ||
| 2 | 85,269 | D1 | 4 | 86,458 | D1 |
| 3 | 87,900 | D1 | 5 | 89,240 | D1 |
| 4 | 89,748 | D1 | 6 | 92,119 | D1 |
| 5 | 90,612 | D1 | |||
| 6 | 91,041 | D1 | |||
| 7 | 93,408 | D1 | 7 | 95,101 | D1 |
| TABLE 8: CONVERSION OF SENIOR MASTER IV/SENIOR LECTURER IV/ SENIOR TEACHER – SNE/SENIOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – SECONDARY/DEPUTY HEADTEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE C4 – T SCALE 9 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | New | 1 | 52,308 | C4 | |
| 2 | 52,308 | C4 | 2 | 54,584 | C4 |
| 2 | 55,604 | C4 | 3 | 56,947 | C4 |
| 3 | 56,347 | C4 | 4 | 59,387 | C4 |
| 4 | 58,482 | C4 | 5 | 61,909 | C4 |
| 5 | 60,698 | C4 | |||
| 6 | 62,998 | C4 | 6 | 64,527 | C4 |
| 7 | 65,385 | C4 | 7 | 67,220 | C4 |
| TABLE 9: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER I/LECTURER I/ SENIOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR NEEDS TEACHER – SECONDARY/SENIOR TEACHER I | |||||
| GRADE C3 – T SCALE 8 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 43,154 | C3 | 1 | 44,412 | C3 |
| 2 | 45,124 | C3 | 2 | 46,645 | C3 |
| 3 | 47,183 | C3 | 3 | 48,966 | C3 |
| 4 | 49,336 | C3 | 4 | 51,383 | C3 |
| 5 | 51,588 | C3 | 5 | 53,896 | C3 |
| 6 | 53,943 | C3 | 6 | 56,514 | C3 |
| TABLE 10: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER II/SECONDARY TEACHER II – LECTURER II/SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER – PRIMARY/SENIOR TEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE C2 – T SCALE 7 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 34,955 | C2 | 1 | 36,621 | C2 |
| 2 | 36,280 | C2 | 2 | 38,299 | C2 |
| 3 | 37,654 | C2 | 3 | 40,051 | C2 |
| 4 | 39,081 | C2 | 4 | 41,879 | C2 |
| 5 | 40,562 | C2 | 5 | 43,786 | C2 |
| 6 | 42,099 | C2 | 6 | 45,776 | C2 |
| 7 | 43,694 | C2 | |||
| TABLE 11: CONVERSION OF SECONDARY TEACHER III/LECTURER III/PRIMARY TEACHER I | |||||
| GRADE C1 – T SCALE 6 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 27,195 | C1 | 1 | 28,491 | C1 |
| 2 | 28,755 | C1 | 2 | 29,797 | C1 |
| NEW | 3 | 31,160 | C1 | ||
| 3 | 30,405 | C1 | 4 | 32,581 | C1 |
| 4 | 32,149 | C1 | 5 | 34,065 | C1 |
| 5 | 33,994 | C1 | 6 | 35,614 | C1 |
| TABLE 12: CONVERSION OF PRIMARY TEACHER II | |||||
| GRADE B5 – T SCALE 5 | |||||
| BASIC SALARY AS AT 30.06.2023 | BASIC SALARY W.E.F 01.07.2023 | ||||
| SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE | SALARY POINTS | SALARY | ALLOWANCE GRADE |
| 1 | 21,756 | B5 | 1 | 22,793 | B5 |
| 2 | 22,749 | B5 | 2 | 23,838 | B5 |
| 3 | 23,787 | B5 | 3 | 24,927 | B5 |
| 4 | 24,873 | B5 | 4 | 26,065 | B5 |
| 5 | 26,008 | B5 | 5 | 27,272 | B5 |
| 6 | 27,195 | B5 | 6 | 28,491 | B5 |
| APPENDIX A: – HOUSE ALLOWANCE | ||||||
| S/no | Grade | TSC Scale | CLUSTER 1 Nairobi City | CLUSTER 2 Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret,Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale Municipalities | CLUSTER 3 Other Former Municipalities | CLUSTER 4 All Other Areas |
| 1 | B5 | 5 | 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 | 3,850 |
| 2 | C1 | 6 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 5,000 |
| 3 | C2 | 7 | 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 8,133 |
| 4 | C3 | 8 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
| 5 | C4 | 9 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
| 6 | C5 | 10 | 35,000 | 25,500 | 18,000 | 16,184 |
| 7 | D1 | 11 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 8 | D2 | 12 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 9 | D3 | 13 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 10 | D4 | 14 | 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
| 11 | D5 | 15 | 50,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 21,508 |
| APPENDIX B: HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE, COMMUTER ALLOWANCE, ANNUAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE | ||||||
| Sno | Grade | Tsc Scale | Hardship Allowance | Commuter Allowance | Annual Leave Allowance | Disability Guide Allowance |
| 1 | B5 | 5 | 6,600 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| 2 | C1 | 6 | 8,200 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| 3 | C2 | 7 | 10,900 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 4 | C3 | 8 | 12,300 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 5 | C4 | 9 | 14,650 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 6 | C5 | 10 | 17,100 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
| 7 | D1 | 11 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 8 | D2 | 12 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 9 | D3 | 13 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | D4 | 14 | 31,500 | 14,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 11 | D5 | 15 | 38,100 | 16,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
Conclusion: Empowering Teachers for a Brighter Future
The latest TSC circular ushers in a new era for teachers, promising improved financial landscapes and recognizing the invaluable contributions educators make to society.
As we embrace these changes, staying informed and understanding the nuances of the new remuneration structure is key.
For a comprehensive understanding, the circular includes detailed tables and appendices, providing a roadmap for teachers navigating these exciting changes.
To access the full circular and delve into the specifics, download the PDF here:
The future of teaching in Kenya is evolving, and with these changes, teachers are poised for a brighter and more rewarding professional journey.
In essence, the TSC Circular on CBA Implementation signifies a pivotal moment for teachers in Kenya, heralding a new era of remuneration structures and ensuring equitable compensation across diverse teaching landscapes.
As teachers embark on this transformative journey, the phased approach and meticulous detailing within the circular stand as beacons of guidance.
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