JSS intern teaching positions have been again postponed.
JSS intern instructors Job delay This comes after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) budget, which was meant to be confirmed, was significantly trimmed by Sh18.9 billion, according to Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u.
With several tax measures deleted from the Finance Bill, 2024 by MPs, Kenya’s budget shortfall of Sh200 billion is intended to be addressed by the aforementioned decision.
Additionally, Ndung’u has said that the recruiting of new JSS instructors and the scheduled confirmation of interns to permanent employment should be delayed.
The TSC and the teachers who have been waiting for confirmation amid walkouts, layoffs, and court cases suffer a serious blow from this decision.
The TSC calculated that Sh16.6 billion was needed, however the government had originally allotted Sh13.4 billion, hence there was a significant budgetary deficit.
On Wednesday, the National Assembly Education Committee was scheduled to speak with the TSC about this issue.
Employment of JSS intern instructors is delayed.
The Court of Appeal recently suspended earlier orders from the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) and stopped plans to convert the interns to permanent and pensionable terms.
The interns will carry out their current responsibilities until the court rules on the complaint that the commission led by Nancy Macharia filed.
TSC further contended that because the required funding was not budgeted for, the ELRC’s requirements interfered with their preparations.
The TSC attorney, Allan Sitima, contended that the inability to provide funding for the long-term employment of 46,000 interns threatens the rights of students in public schools, as protected by Articles 43 and 53 of the Constitution.
The National Assembly’s clerk has received a letter dated June 19 outlining the additional measures proposed by the CS. These measures impact all branches, ministries, departments, and agencies of the government.
If the continuing staged demos result in a reduction in the financial cost, teachers serving as interns will have to wait longer for their confirmation.
JSS intern teaching positions have been again postponed.
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