Civil Servants Set To Face New NSSF Deductions Including Police Officers And Teachers
Civil Servants Set To Face New NSSF Deductions Including Police Officers And Teachers. Three months after the Court of Appeal gave the green light for the implementation of revised rates under the NSSF Act of 2013, the impact is already being felt by civil servants who had to part with an additional Ksh.360 in salary deductions. July.
In payslips seen by Citizen TV, members of the National Police Service remitted Ksh.360 to the NSSF in addition to the Ksh.3,020 they are paying into their pension scheme.
With the removal of conservatorship orders from the Finance Act 2023, life is set to become more difficult for members of the disciplined forces.
“Gharama ya amisha ndio hio imepanda sana kila kitu imepanda tunafa kusomesha watoto tuko na majukumu na tunataka kuka kam wengine na hio mashahara ndio hio yanzidi kukatwa sasa tuanshanga ata tutenda tutanda tunaonbaikaoli said.
Teachers are also complaining of what they term double taxation as the new NSSF deduction was implemented in the July payslip.
This is in addition to the 7.5 percent provident fund deduction that goes towards their retirement plan.
“From this month onwards we have a new mongrel introduced in our payslips which is the NSSF deduction with no consultation or provision for any corresponding increase for cushion teachers due to the huge loss of income seen in the last few years,” said. Peter Oyombe, a teacher.
“We demand an increase in our salaries and all deductions must stop from now on otherwise we will tuko na rubber shoes hapa tuatakimbia on the roads, we will fight for our rights,” said Doris Odhiambo, another teacher.
According to Section 19 of the Employment Act of 2007, any deduction made by the employer must ensure that the employee does not take home less than one-third ofhis salary.
The NSSF Act now provides for a monthly contribution of 12 percent of an individual’s monthly salary, where 6 percent is deducted from the employee’s salary while the other 6 percent is paid by the employer.
Civil Servants Set To Face New NSSF Deductions Including Police Officers And Teachers