A teacher was finally reinstated and his 11 months’ salary arrears paid by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in a case of unfair dismissal.
According to Mr. Fred Ondieki, he was removed from the TSC payroll in October 2018 without any explanation as he had not received a letter to show cause or a dismissal letter from the employer. When he visited the TSC offices he was verbally informed that the reason for dismissal was chronic absenteeism. This pushed him to seek the intervention of the Commission.
The Commission by way of inquiry took up the matter with TSC leading to Mr. Ondieki being served with a “notice to show cause” letter. A disciplinary case ensued which was concluded and he was reinstated.
Further, his eleven months’ salary arrears were paid to him in full. Mr Ondieki in an email to the Commission confirmed that the matter was resolved and thanked the Commission for the intervention.
“I confirm that the issues were satisfactorily handled after your intervention, thank you so much,” read an email from Mr Ondieki to the Commission.
