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| From left: TSC director in charge of teachers management Nancy Njeri, Knut secretary-general Wilson Sossion and TSC chairperson Lydia Nzomo in the past. The teachers’ employer has ordered all striking staff to be in class by 8 am on September 7, 2015 or be struck off the payroll. |
The teachers’ employer has ordered all striking staff to be in class by 8 am on Monday or be struck off the payroll.
Teachers’ Service Commission chairperson Lydia Nzomo said that due to Friday’s court declaration that the strike which officially began on Wednesday is “unprotected”, any boycotting teacher is prone to disciplinary action.
“Teachers who participate in an unprotected strike cannot claim the protection of employment laws when the employer commences disciplinary action including dismissal from the service,” Dr Nzomo told the Press at the commission’s headquarters.
According to Dr Nzomo, “unprotected” as per the court order means “illegal” strike and those who defy the return-to-work directive “will be deemed to have absconded duty and will be removed from the payroll with immediate effect.”
“Teachers who participate in an unprotected strike cannot claim the protection of employment laws when the employer commences disciplinary action including dismissal from the service,” Dr Nzomo told the Press at the commission’s headquarters.
According to Dr Nzomo, “unprotected” as per the court order means “illegal” strike and those who defy the return-to-work directive “will be deemed to have absconded duty and will be removed from the payroll with immediate effect.”
--nation.co.ke
