TSC retirement program 2023. Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has introduced a retirement program for teachers aged 50 and up.
In a statement to county and subcounty directors, the commission mandated the identification of a location for sensitizing teachers about retirement.
The teachers will convene this week and the following week for the sensitization program at venues selected in their individual subcounties.
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The training will take place as lawmakers draft legislation to allow teachers and government employees over the age of 55 to retire.
TSC retirement program 2023
Over the next three fiscal years, 85,000 teachers and civil officials are expected to retire, causing a significant strain on taxpayers,
The pension expenditures expected to average nearly Sh210 billion annually.
Section 80(1)(a) and (b) of the Public Service Commission Act 2017 mandates that public officers must retire at their statutory retirement age.
The required retirement age is presently 60 years for teachers without impairments and 65 years old for those with disabilities.
TSC retirement program 2023
The parliamentary committee is considering reducing the retirement age from 60 to 55.
This is to provide more opportunities for young people in the public sector.
On Thursday August 3, the National Assembly’s Labour committee,
While considering the Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023,
It confirmed that it will introduce an amendment to the proposed legislation to cap the retirement age at 55.
As the government struggled to deal with a ballooning pensions expense,
The statutory retirement age was raised from 55 to 60 years in 2009.
In the six months to December 2021, the National Treasury paid out Sh69.22 billion in pension and gratuity payments.
According to the Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023,
A person may be appointed in an acting capacity for at least 30 days but no more than six months.
The proposed legislation, an individual can only be nominated to serve in an acting capacity in a public office if,
They have met all of the prerequisites for that specific officer.
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