All civil servants to lose a raft of allowances in the SRC new plan
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The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) has reviewed the allowances for civil servants (state and public officers)
The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) has reviewed the allowances for civil servants (state and public officers).
Should a recommendation from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) be put into practice, civil servants will lose a raft of allowances that will reduce their compensation.
The SRC has recommended that the retreat allowance, sitting allowance for members of institutional internal committees, and taskforce allowance paid to members of the internal institution taskforce all be eliminated.
As part of its effort to control the soaring public wage bill, the commission has also proposed a review of the taskforce allowance and daily sustenance allowance for local travels where payable, which will result in additional changes in the public sector.
The commission wrote to public agencies across the national and county governments on August 7, indicating that the changes are part of the commission’s ongoing initiative to review allowances paid in the public service, that began late 2021.
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“The review and advice therefrom is expected to result in equity and transparency in the management of allowances, and guide the government in management of the wage bill,” the letter signed by SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich stated.
It added that the review of allowances was being undertaken in phases where the ´first phase was completed last year “and the second phase starting with the review of; Retreat Allowance, Sitting Allowance for Institutional Committees, Taskforce Allowance, and Daily Subsistence Allowance (Local and Foreign Travel) for public officers.”
The commission also recommended payable DSA be payable in all cities and towns that range between Sh4,200 to Sh18,200 and required that DSA shall not be payable for locations within 50km radius of the respective duty stations of the officers affected.
SRC argued that paying members of institutional internal committees sitting allowance while they still earn salaries also amounts to double compensation, thus advising that the allowance should no longer be paid.
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