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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Omollo on September 30, 2015, 05:30:07 PM
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There are more civilized ways of breaking strikes. Industrial action is recognized by law and strike breaking using strike breakers is illegal. There are no vacancies for the TSC to recruit for. There is a lawful strike.
I hope there are people foolish enough to believe this nonsense.
By MARYANNE GICOBI
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The fate of the striking teachers now hangs in the balance after their employer advertised positions for 70,000 relief tutors.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) says it is recruiting 50,000 primary school teachers and 20,000 secondary school teachers on a three-month contract.
TSC announced the hiring in a paid-up advertisement to appear in the local dailies on Thursday.
The application deadline is Monday, October 5, and the teachers should apply through their county directors of education.
The contract teachers are expected to restore learning that has been paralysed for a month now due to the teachers’ strike.
“The teachers will be hired on a three-month contract and will thereafter be considered on a priority basis for employment on permanent terms when vacancies arise,” reads the letter by TSC’s chief executive officer, Nancy Macharia.
According to TSC, the 70, 000 teachers will supplement around 45,000 others who are already on duty.
Currently, there are 288,000 teachers employed by TSC.
School administrators — heads of institutions, their deputies and the senior teachers have been in schools as they usually do not take part in the strike.
BELOW 45 YEARS
The employer is looking for teachers who are below 45 years old, should be Kenyans and have original professional and academic certificates.
The applicants must also be registered as a teacher as per Section 23 of the Teachers Service Commission Act.
“All applicants, both Primary and Secondary should submit their applications together with certified copies of certificates, transcripts, testimonials and ID Card to the TSC County Directors of their respective home counties not later than 5th October, 2015,” says Ms Macharia.
Those applying for vacancies in primary schools are required to be holders of a P1 Certificate whereas applicants for vacancies in secondary schools must be holders of a minimum of a diploma in education certificate.
The TSC has advertised the vacancies according to the counties.
Successful applicants are asked not fill employment forms in more than one station as this will lead to disqualification.
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The Constitution of the Republic of Kenya
Labour relations.
41. (1) Every person has the right to fair labour practices.
(2) Every worker has the right—
(a) to fair remuneration;
(b) to reasonable working conditions;
(c) to form, join or participate in the activities and programmes of a trade union; and
(d) to go on strike.
(3) Every employer has the right—
(e) to form and join an employers organisation; and
(f) to participate in the activities and programmes of an employers organisation.
(4) Every trade union and every employers’ organisation has the right—
(a) to determine its own administration, programmes and activities;
(b) to organise; and
(c) to form and join a federation.
(5) Every trade union, employers’ organisation and employer has the right to engage in collective bargaining.
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So the tax payer will pay twice. Replacements and if the court says pay up.
This clearly shows a lack of leadership. Where theres no leadership people perish. A generation is being ruined.
People should be demanding kids be in school no matter what. Uluru has turned it into a political issue instead of solving it.
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Indeed there is lack of leadership;
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This should never have reached this stage.
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Like I indicated, the court has struck down the recruitment. There is a strike the court has determined "lawful" and lockdown and strike breaking is clearly illegal.
The TSC is so incompetent. I would like to volunteer my services for free. Like I said before I have beef with these unions. They should become saccos and step out of teacher welfare issues. It is so easy to end this so called strike, I could do it in my sleep. The unions lack tact and avoid logic.
By RICHARD MUNGUTI
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The Employment and Labour Relations Court has stopped the hiring of 70,000 teachers.
Justice Nduma Nderi on Friday stopped the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) from recruiting 70,000 relief tutors until a case filed by an umbrella union is determined.
The judge gave the orders in an application filed under a certificate of urgency by the Trade Union Congress of Kenya.
The TSC had advertised that it intended to recruit 50,000 primary and 20,000 secondary school teachers on a three-month contract.
The deadline for submitting applications had been set for next Monday and applications were supposed to be tendered through county directors of education.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) opposed the recruitment that was advertised on September 30.
Knut Secretary-General Wilson Sossion had asked the union's branch secretaries to ensure that headteachers and principals do not cooperate in the recruitment.
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Court-stops-TSC-from-hiring-70-000-teachers/-/1056/2895692/-/c7rd4nz/-/index.html