Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that more than 4,000 teachers are not properly registered with National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and are unlikely to get their benefits if they do not enroll.
The teachers’ employer has called on the affected teachers to visit the nearest NSSF office to registration and forward their new numbers to the their respective county directors officers across the country. It advises the teachers that those documents will then be submitted to TSC headquarters for inclusion in the payroll.
The TSC is also asking teachers who have recently registered with NSSF and their records are yet to be updated to forward the cards along with NSSF statements and take them to the Commission and ensure their records are well captured.
The Commission says that the contributions of the teachers who have not complied with the registration requirements are held within suspense accounts at NSSF.
In several memos written by county directors to guide teachers on this information and seen by Education News, teachers are given upto June 21, 2024 to comply with the directive.
“All teachers are therefore required to visit the nearest NSSF office for registration purposes. Upon registration ensure you submit your NSSF number to your respective TSC Sub County Director for onward transmission to TSC Headquarters,” says a memo written by one of the directors to teachers.
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According to the existing terms and conditions of service, teachers who are part of the public service expect terminal benefits in accordance with their letters of appointment as an incentive for the services they render to the country for a number of years of their working life.
A provident fund is a retirement budget by the government in which the retiree is given savings as a lump sum payment. The scheme works by workers contributing to the budget, which is held and managed by the government until the retirees can withdraw when the time comes. The provident fund pays out as a lump sum payment, meaning contributors (retirees) can withdraw all the reserves at a go.
A provident fund isn’t the same as a pension account. A provident allotment is a retirement plan run by the government, while an annuity is a retirement plan run by the employer. Provident funds withdrawals are allowed under specific conditions. You can access the retirement reserves if you resign, retire, get terminated, have relocated to another country, or are rendered unable to work due to medical reasons.
By Vostine Ratemo
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