TSC CBA Structure
On August 28, 2023, a significant milestone was achieved as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) inked an addendum Agreement to the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with major teacher unions in Kenya, including the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET).
This landmark agreement ushered in the Third Remuneration Cycle for Teachers, a transformative initiative set to elevate teacher remuneration over the next few years.
1. The Phased Implementation: Unveiling a Two-Step Approach
The remuneration review is set to unfold in two phases, commencing from July 1, 2023, with the second phase scheduled for July 1, 2024.
This dual-phase implementation ensures a comprehensive enhancement of teacher salaries, benefitting educators currently in service as well as those joining the profession during the stipulated periods.
2. Application to All: Inclusivity at Its Core
The scope of this circular extends to all teachers employed by the Commission, emphasizing inclusivity by encompassing educators in active service as of July 1, 2023.
This widespread application underscores the commitment to ensuring that the benefits of the remuneration cycle reach every eligible teacher.
3. Retaining Incremental Dates: A Fair Transition for Educators
Teachers transitioning to the new salary scales will maintain their existing incremental dates.
In cases where the incremental date aligns with July 1, 2023, teachers will receive their annual increment on the current salary scale before seamlessly transitioning to the new salary points from the same date.
4. Annual Salary Increment: Upholding Consistency
The commitment to annual salary increments, as stipulated in the Code of Regulations for Teachers (2015), remains unwavering.
This ensures that teachers receive consistent and periodic salary advancements, further motivating and rewarding their dedication to education.
5. Grading & Salary Structure: Stability and Transparency
The existing grading structure and designations, outlined in Table 1, will remain.
Simultaneously, the remodeled salary structure and Conversion Tables, detailed in Tables 2-12 below, provide transparency and clarity regarding the revised remuneration framework.
6. Allowances: Tailoring Compensation to Geographic Realities
The house allowance rates are now categorized into four clusters, acknowledging the diverse cost of living across different regions:
- 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.
While house allowance rates for Clusters 1, 2, and 3 remain unchanged, Cluster 4 rates undergo a phased review.
The first phase, integrated into the August payroll, includes arrears backdated to July 1, 2023.
The second phase is slated for payment on July 1, 2024.
Comprehensive details of house allowance rates can be found in Appendix A.
Additional allowances, outlined in Appendix B, will persist based on eligibility criteria.
| 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 |
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: A Forward-Thinking Approach to Teacher Well-Being
The TSC CBA 2023-2025 marks a pivotal moment in prioritizing and valuing the crucial role of educators in society.
The phased implementation, commitment to consistency, and region-specific allowances collectively contribute to a comprehensive approach that not only acknowledges the challenges faced by teachers but actively works towards addressing and improving their professional and financial well-being.
As this remuneration cycle unfolds, it heralds a promising era for the teaching profession in Kenya, fostering motivation, job satisfaction, and ultimately, an enriched learning experience for students.
FAQs on TSC Revised CBA 2023-2025 + PDF Download
1. What is the TSC CBA 2023-2025?
The TSC CBA 2023-2025 refers to the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) with major teacher unions in Kenya, including KNUT, KUPPET, and KUSNET, to enhance teacher remuneration over the 2023-2025 period.
2. What are the key features of the TSC CBA 2023-2025?
- Phased Implementation: The remuneration review unfolds in two phases, starting from July 1, 2023, with the second phase scheduled for July 1, 2024.
- Inclusivity: The circular extends to all teachers employed by the Commission as of July 1, 2023.
- Retaining Incremental Dates: Teachers transitioning to the new salary scales will maintain their existing incremental dates.
- Annual Salary Increment: The commitment to annual salary increments remains unchanged.
- Grading & Salary Structure: The existing grading structure and designations remain, with a remodeled salary structure and Conversion Tables providing transparency.
- Allowances: House allowance rates are categorized into four clusters, with phased reviews for Cluster 4 rates.
3. How does the TSC CBA 2023-2025 benefit teachers?
The CBA aims to enhance teacher remuneration, provide clarity and transparency in salary structures, and address region-specific challenges through revised allowances, ultimately improving the overall well-being of teachers.
4. What are the conversion tables in the TSC CBA 2023-2025?
The conversion tables outline the conversion of existing salary scales to the new scales, ensuring a smooth transition for teachers to the enhanced remuneration structure.
5. How does the TSC CBA 2023-2025 impact teacher well-being?
The CBA represents a forward-thinking approach to teacher well-being by addressing key challenges faced by educators, such as salary increments, grading structures, and allowances, thereby improving their overall professional and financial satisfaction.
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