Knut threatens strike should TSC appeal case on promotion of 50,000 teachers

Knut threatens strike should TSC appeal case on promotion of 50,000 teachers

THE RULINGS

The Labour court’s rulings on Friday marked major victories for Knut in its push for promotions on merit, seniority, vacancies, as well as academic and professional qualifications.

The union had complained that most teachers had remained stuck in one job group for the last five years despite acquiring higher qualification.

Justice Ongaya barred the commission from implementing the current modules of the teacher training development programme, saying they were formed without proper regulations as required by law.

“The TSC will undertake promotions in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code of Regulations for Teachers and the scheme of service with respect to all unionisable teachers,” he said.

The court also ordered the TSC and Knut to consider reviewing the scheme of service for alignment with structures in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and to ensure the teachers’ code of regulations is not breached.

The TSC, which moved to court on January 2, was also unsuccessful in its bid to bar head teachers barred from becoming union members or officials. It also lost in this bid,

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