KUPPET Demands on Intern Teachers After Court Ruling

KUPPET Demands on Intern Teachers After Court Ruling. The recent decision by the Employment and Labour Relations Court to prohibit the hiring of primary intern teachers in Kenya has sparked concern from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).

The court’s ruling asserted that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) lacked the authority to employ instructors under internship contracts, stating that only permanent and pensionable contracts were permissible.

KUPPET has voiced apprehension regarding the implications of this decision, particularly for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), which heavily rely on intern teachers. The union is calling for immediate assurance from relevant authorities that the contracts of these interns will be upgraded to permanent and pensionable status, ensuring their stability and rights as employees.

Additionally, KUPPET is urging Members of Parliament to convene a special session to allocate emergency funding aimed at converting intern teachers into permanent positions.

This support is deemed crucial ahead of the country’s school reopening, as it would address the looming uncertainty faced by approximately 46,000 intern teachers, a significant portion of whom are deployed in JSS.

Highlighting the indispensable role played by intern teachers in the functioning of JSS, KUPPET stresses that the unresolved nature of their contracts could have far-reaching consequences on service delivery within these schools.

Therefore, KUPPET insists on immediate action to guarantee the interns’ contractual upgrade in accordance with legal obligations, safeguarding their employment rights and ensuring the continuity of quality education provision in JSS. KUPPET Demands on Intern Teachers After Court Ruling