Teachers and Civil Servants to have 4 Allowances Cut Off Under New Review by SRC
Teachers and Civil Servants to have 4 Allowances Cut Off Under New Review by SRC. To lessen duplication, redundancy, some disparities, and varying eligibility requirements, the Salaries and Renumeration Commission (SRC) has announced measures to consolidate some of the allowances provided in the Public Service.
According to the SRC, the remuneration must be uniform and standardized as follows:
It is necessary to integrate and give new names to allocations and benefits that are paid for the same things under different names.
Any allowances and perks whose rates do not correspond to their intended use, as well as other areas that must be assessed, must be changed.
4 Different Types of Review Allowances
Annual Leave Allowance
It is given to teachers who are on leave once a year. The money is often paid out with January pay.
According to the Commission, this compensation needs to be reviewed because of the following:
The fact that many different employment categories are eligible for the Annual Leave Allowance is unfair.
A difference in the prices that must be paid in the public sector.
Other public sector businesses pay annual leave allowance as a precise dollar sum, while some pay it as a percentage of basic pay.
Many government organizations allow employees to trade in unused vacation days for cash.
The banding system for the Annual Leave Allowance payments will subsequently be looked at by SRC in this circumstance. By doing so, it will be ensured that banding and fees are disclosed in a manner consistent with the teacher’s credentials.
Teachers and Civil Servants to have 4 Allowances Cut Off Under New Review by SRC
Hardship Allowances
It is given to teachers posted in particular hard-hit areas. This stipend compensates instructors who labor in Hardship Areas for the lack of basic social services and utilities, the security risk, the difficult climatic conditions, as well as isolation and family disruption.
Some instructors’ hardship allowances will be reduced as a result of an evaluation of the designated hardship zones.
The review must account for changes brought about by the Equalization Fund and devolutionary benefits in designated hardship zones.
Several Counties are no longer regarded as hardship zones, according to information on devolution, because they receive equalization money to encourage growth in the counties, eliminating concerns that would otherwise be connected with hardship areas.
Responsibility Allowances
This additional compensation is available to teachers who work in administrative roles.
SRC contends that this payment should be discontinued because the Commission’s analysis included the relative value of the job when assessing the reason for which the allowance is awarded.
This bonus is already included in the base pay for teachers working in administrative positions.
Medical Allowances
The cost of outpatient medical care is paid in addition to the monthly salary in accordance with the job group.
The compensation has been taken away.
Before, the instructors were denied their medical reimbursement. The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), which is a statutory deduction, the AON-Minet program, and the teachers’ medical insurance plan that the TSC purchased are each given a portion of this allowance.