Teachers employer enhances maternity, paternity leave days
Teachers will now enjoy 120 and 21 days of maternity and paternity leaves, respectively, with full pay.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Secretary Nancy Macharia said female teachers, will be entitled to the enhanced leave days with effect from the date of delivery and should not forfeit their annual leave on account of having taken maternity leave.
Similarly, Macharia said a teacher who is adopting a child is eligible for a pre-adoptive leave of 45 days with full pay from the date of adoption.
“A male teacher will be eligible for paternity leave of 21 calendar days with full pay once a year within the duration of the spouse’s maternity leave,” said Macharia in a circular to all teachers.
“The purpose of this circular is to inform you of changes in leave policy, which came into effect from July 1, 2021,” Macharia added.
Teachers were previously entitled to a 90-day maternity and 14-day paternity leaves.
She said the commission has migrated services related to leave application for teachers to an online platform.
TSC says the Human Resource Management Information System leave module for teachers was effected from last November and the application process has been seamless.
