Teachers currently serving Under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will be paid their annual leave allowance end of this month.
TSC pays teachers the above allowance once in each year at a rate based on their job groups.The money attracts an extra Pay to the teachers.
Leave allowance is one among the many which teachers are entitled to among them a thirty days annual leave which can be granted during school holidays.
Every teacher who is an employer of the Commission is entitled to a maximum of thirty days annual leave.
During this period, the teacher gets full pay in respect of each calendar year worked irrespective of the terms as well as the conditions of service.
Tsc also indicates that annual leave shall only be taken during school holidays and not be accumulated to be carried forward from year to year.
Teachers are allowed to make an application for annual leave which is fin online and only during school holidays.
Much of the details on such a leave is set out in Twenty Seventh Schedule of the TSC Code of Regulations for teachers (CORT)
Back since December,1, 2021 ,tsc automated the leave application and approval process and migrated the same to an online system as well.
Currently, all the teachers on TSC payroll plus those under interns are required henceforth to apply for leave using the online platform.
Tsc CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia ;file/x
The other teacher leaves available on an online platform are;
Sick Leave
Annual Leave
Compassionate Leave
Paternity Leave
Maternity Leave
Study Leave
Special Leave
Adoption Leave
Spouse of Diplomat Leave
Listed below are the new TSC Leave Allowance rates paid to teachers according to CBA 2021 – 2025 and as outlined in Circular 14/2021.
TSC LEAVE ALLOWANCE PER JOB GROUP
| Teachers Grade | Annual Leave Allowance per job group |
| B5 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 4,000 |
| C2 | 6,000 |
| C3 | 6,000 |
| C4 | 6,000 |
| C5 | 6,000 |
| D1 | 10,000 |
| D2 | 10,000 |
| D3 | 10,000 |
| D4 | 10,000 |
| D5 | 10,000 |
