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TSC message to teachers- Please contribute to the Corona virus kitty: Latest TSC News

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Teachers will now join President Uhuru Kenyatta and other civil servants in contributing towards the covid-19 fund. The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has now made a provision for willing teachers to either contribute to the kitty directly or give permission for the commission to deduct the pledged amount.

Through short messages circulated to teachers, the commission gives the teachers freedom to choose whether to contribute through a paybill or via check-off system.

“TSC is playing its part in the fight against Corona Virus. You can join us by making a voluntary contribution to Pay Bill No 625625 Account No 01001005707400,” says the Commission.

“The monies will be channeled to the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund,” the commission adds.

It should be noted, though, that this contributions will be voluntary and the commission will not coerce teachers into making the said contributions.

Already the president and other senior officials in the government have taken a pay cut to support the kitty.

Circular for civil servants to voluntarily contribute to the Covid-19 kitty.

The President and his deputy took a pay cut of 80%. While, Cabinet secretaries and Chief Administrative Secretaries are to take a voluntary pay cut of 30%. Principal secretaries on their part can give away 20% of their salaries to support the fund.

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The voluntary salary cuts shall be for an initial period of three (3) months with effect from April, 2020. However, this is subject to review based on the advice of the Ministry of Health on the status of COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

Consent and Transparency

Each public officer participating in the voluntary salary cuts shall signify their consent to their respective Authorized Officers by completing the attached standard consent form.
All Accounting Officers will be required to file returns with the Head of Public Service on or before the 10th day of the succeeding month on the amounts realized from their Ministries, State Departments and Agencies.

Procedure for effecting the Voluntary Salary Cuts in the Payroll.

To make your contribution via check-off system, the percentage deduction shall be effected on the net package arising immediately after statutory deductions (PAYE, NHIF and
Pension contributions, where applicable);

The payroll code 959 (Emergence Response Fund) be utilized to effect the voluntary salary pay cut;

The deductions should then be remitted to:
  • Bank Account No.: 1000201924 – Central Bank of Kenya
  • Account Name: COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
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How to exit Mwalimu National Sacco

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Did you know that you can easily leave Mwalimu National Sacco? Well. In the last article we took you through the process of joining Mwalimu National Sacco. Today, you will get a complete guide on all that you are supposed to do in order to quit the Sacco.

Various reasons can make you quit the Sacco. These include but not limited to if you are not satisfied with their services or the dividends paid at the end of the financial year are too low.

WHEN CAN ONE CEASE TO BE A MWALIMU NATIONAL SACCO MEMBER?

Remember, Mwalimu National Sacco Membership shall cease with effect from the date of a member:

  • Attaining the age of 70 years.
  • Dying.
  • Being expelled from membership.
  • Withdrawing all his Deposits.
  • Becoming certified insane.
  • Transferring his shares.
  • Ceasing being an employee of Mwalimu National Sacco or Mwalimu National SACCO subsidiaries under disciplinary circumstances.
  • Being declared bankrupt by a court of law.

A member who withdraws or is expelled shall be paid the following dues after deduction of any debts, owed by him to the Society as borrower, endorser, guarantor, or otherwise:

  1. Any dividends or interest due to him on the date membership ceases.
  2. Any deposits or other sums held by the society on his behalf.

No shares shall be paid upon withdrawal and any member having deposits in excess of liabilities may offset such liabilities from the deposits.

THE PROCESS OF QUITTING MWALIMU NATIONAL SACCO

At some point you may willingly want to quit Mwalimu National Sacco. At such a time you must have to follow the procedure below;

  • Notify the Mwalimu National Sacco Board of your intention to leave. The board should receive a 60 days’ written notice to withdraw from the society.
  • You will then have to provide substitute guarantors if applicable. This is in case you have signed loan forms for any other member (s).
  • You will have to provide a clearance certificate from the employer (TSC).
  • Submit the documents to the Sacco and your withdrawal will be processed.

If you were driven by emotions to quit the Sacco, you can always make your way back. This is because the Sacco laws allow a member who has withdrawn from the Society to be considered for re-admission.

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The TSC P9 Form; Details on the form, how to download and use the P9 form to file KRA tax returns

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The P9 form is an end of year tax returns form that is posted on the teacher’s online portal. This form is used when filing the respective year’s tax returns. To access the form visit the TSC payslips online portal at; https://payslip.tsc.go.ke/login.php and click on P9.

The Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA, expects the teachers’ employer (TSC) to make monthly Pay As you Earn (PAYE) deductions and to remit them to the tax man on monthly basis.

The P9 form contains the teacher’s basic details; KRA tax PIN, Tax year, tax payer’s name, Employer (TSC) Tax PIN, TSC number, ID Number, KRA PIN and the teacher’s station code. other details on the P9 form are: The monthly tax dates (for the whole year), Taxable pay (Total gross salary earned by the teacher monthly), Pension earned (for retired teachers), Amount of PAYE deducted monthly (Pay Auto) and Monthly Relief (MPR).

To file your Tax returns, print the P9 form and use the values on it to declare your returns.

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TPAD 2 appraiser vs appraisee marks rating agreement, arbitration and countersigning

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During the TSC teacher appraisal process, in the new TSC TPAD2 system, both the appraiser and appraisee are supposed to reach an agreement on the marks awarded for each standard. If you are the appraisee, then you will hold a meeting with your appraiser to discuss the marks awarded for each standard.

The marks awarded by the appraiser will be able to be accessed by the appraisee since the appraisal process has now been made open.

To ensure fairness and openness of the appraisal process therefore, after the completion of the appraisee self-assessment and the appraiser’s assessment, both the appraiser and appraise will hold a meeting to review their joint rating and then reach an agreed rating.

During the appraisal meeting the appraisee and appraiser can either agree or disagree on the ratings. In case the two agree, the appraiser will submit the ratings and await counter signing.

When the appraisee and appraiser disagree on the ratings, the appraisal moves to arbitration.

What happens when the appraisee and appraiser agree on the ratings

Where both the appraisee and appraiser agree on the rating awarded by the appraiser. The appraiser will follow the following steps in the system:

  • Log into your appraiser account and click on the ‘Update Standards’ tab.
  • Click on Update Rating. Note the appraisal status before joint rating has a yellow colour interface and is labelled waiting.
  • Click on Action tab and select Agree from the drop down menu.

Where there is a discrepancy between the appraisee and appraiser ratings, both will discuss and re-look at the evidence provided and agree on a joint rating. The appraiser can then capture the jointly agreed rate by clicking the update rating button.

On choosing update weight, the following pop up window will be provided for the appraiser to key in the agreed weight. The appraiser should finish this process by clicking on Submit Rating button where a pop up window will show that the process was successful for the appraiser to click on the ok tab. The interface color code will now turn green.

What happens when the appraisee and Appraiser disagree on the ratings

The appraisee and appraiser may disagree on the ratings. This is done by clicking on the disagree button by the appraiser. When both appraisee and appraiser disagree up to seventy five percent (75%) of the ratings, the appraisal automatically goes to arbitration level.

Where the appraisee is not satisfied with the appraisal, then the appraisee may make a request for arbitration from the Teacher Portal Landing page. The appraisee should ensure that the appraisal status is completed during the appraisal meeting before requesting for arbitration.

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Appraisee vs Appraiser Arbitration Process

The arbitrator will click on the schedule meeting to set the time and date for the meeting between the appraisee and the appraiser and notifications will be sent to both of them. On scheduling, the arbitration meeting, the appraisal moves to scheduled arbitrations.

The arbitrator can view appraisee self-assessment ratings and appraiser ratings and edit the agreed ratings for each standard by clicking update button.

Finishing the Appraisal Meeting

Once the appraisee and appraiser jointly agree on all ratings, the appraiser will have to click on the Finish Appraisal Meeting tab and the appraisal moves to appraisal awaiting counter-signing status.

Counter Signing

At the counter signing level, the counter signing officer will be able to view all teachers appraisals that are waiting to be countersigned by clicking on Appraisals tab, Institution Appraisals tab then on Countersigning tab.

The countersigning officer will click on the countersign tab against a teachers appraisal .The countersigning officer should then click on Countersign tab. This will prompt a pop up window for the officer to give their comments and a declaration statement that the
appraisal was based on evidence provided then submit.

On successful submission, the appraisal status will be Complete. Both the appraisee and appraiser will be notified that the appraisal is complete.