KUPPET Teachers Up in Arms As TSC Makes Double Deductions

Teachers are incensed over NSSF deductions. The national government through the teachers’ employer withheld sh360 from their monthly pay for the national social security fund (NSSF), and the teachers are currently on the kuppet secretary general Akelo Misori’s neck demanding an explanation.

Sabala Inyeri, the executive secretary for kuppet vihiga, stated in a letter that was addressed to Misori on July 27 that these deductions came at a time when educators were expecting to receive their wages with the 7 to 10% that had previously been ordered by the president.

Sabala also mentioned how teachers’ access to credit facilities was impacted by the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS). Additionally, their payslips were negatively impacted by the additional NSSF deductions. As a result, it is challenging for teachers to pay back their loans and maintain their present insurance coverage.

Sabala added that teachers now feel vulnerable, abandoned, and demoralised as a result of the teachers service commission’s inability to implement the 7 to 10% payrise this month, which was intended to cushion instructors from the effects of the multiple deductions.

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Sabala further added that they now knew that all educators were subject to this NSSF deduction. They worry that the housing levy will end up in the slips as well. Additionally, NHIF deductions increased, which devastated and distressed instructors.

KUPPET Teachers Up in Arms As TSC Makes Double Deductions

He added that the nation runs the risk of having an unsatisfied labour force, which is crucial for managing the education sector. Teachers’ long-term job group stagnation is what has caused this.

Sabala has requested more information from Misori regarding the deductions and the steps he has taken to rectify this problem. The reductions have had a negative impact on instructors. Misori must also look for assurances that such incidents won’t happen again. Additionally, it is clear that this is not the first time that educators have been subjected to unforeseen deductions.