Female teachers will now enjoy a four-month maternity leave while their male counterparts will enjoy a three-week leave following new changes by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
Further, any parent who would adopt a child will be given a 45-day leave.
In cases where teachers have more than one wife, they are entitled to the leave days in respect to the one whose name appeared in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) card.
Teachers will be required to submit their leave requests early to allow for the allocation of vacancies in their respective positions.
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Before implementation of the changes contained in the 2021-2025 charter agreement, female teachers were entitled to a three-month leave while male teachers were given two weeks.
According to TSC chair Nancy Macharia, the changes were aimed at improving teachers' performance in the education sector.
"The Code of Regulation for teachers (2015) read together with the CBA (2021-2025), have specific provisions for maternity, paternity, and pre-adoptive leave
"In line with the said provisions all teachers are eligible for only one leave at a time,” she stated.
