The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has dismissed reports of plotting significant changes to teachers' salaries countrywide including the removal of non-statutory deductions.
TSC, in a brief statement on Tuesday, flagged as fake a viral social media post depicting that the commission was on the verge of halting direct deductions made from teachers' salaries to the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations or Societies (SACCOs).
The post purported that the commission would end direct Sacco deductions by February this year, marking a transformative change to how teachers contribute to the cooperatives.
An image of a front office design of a sacco Photo Design Source According to the misleading post, the commission decided to simplify the payroll processes to give teachers greater control over their finances. "Teachers will now actively manage their Sacco payments instead of relying on automatic deductions.
