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This is how to join KUPPET online

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The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers – KUPPET, is a registered trade union that represents teachers in secondary schools and other post primary learning institutions. If you are a teacher, employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) ,then it is necessary that you join either KUPPET, KNUT and even KEWOTA (which is an association for female teachers).

The Labour Relations Act of Kenya (2007), Part VI Section 49 provides for deduction of Agency Fee from employees covered by Collective Agreements (CBAS). An employee paying agency fee is not a member of the union.

How to confirm KUPPET Membership from the the TSC online Payslip system.

To confirm your membership in KUPPET follow the following procedure:

  • Log in to TSC Payslip,
  • Click My Transaction and then Check Running Transaction Details,
  • For a KUPPET Member the Ref Account column should show “KUPPET”
  • For a teacher paying Agency Fee the Ref Account column shows “AGENCY FEE”

How to join KUPPET using Online T-Pay Registration System

1. Log in “TSC ONLINE PAYSLIP”
2. Go to “3RD PARTIES”
3. Click “CLICK HERE TO SEND YOUR PAYSLIP
4. Click “SELECT CATEGORY”
5. Go to “SWA”
6. Select “COMPANY CATEGORY”
7. Go to “KUPPET UNION DUES”
8. Click “SEND PAYSLIP
(A message “Pay slip for this month has already been sent to KUPPET UNION DUES” will appear).
9. Alert the branch office by sending your Official Name, TSC Number and Name of Institution by SMS to the executive secretary or any elected Branch Executive Committee (BEC) member. The will follow it up with the TSC to ensure that you union membership status is updated.

The same process is followed when joining KNUT and KEWOTA online.

Joining a union of your choice is a noble action that you should embrace. Being a union member enables you to participate in the election process at branch level. The union can as well arbitrate in matters between teachers and the employer, TSC.

Also read; How to know if you are a KUPPET, KNUT member

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How to confirm KUPPET and KNUT membership status online- TSC News

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You may be having difficulties in knowing whether you are a member of either the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) or Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). Some teachers indeed are on agency and remit a monthly agency fee to the two unions. Others on the other hand are union-less.

Agency fee is charged to non-union TSC employees at a workplace that has union representation. The fee is intended to compensate the union for benefits which are collectively bargained for that the non-union employee will receive.

Teachers on agency are not full time KUPPET or KNUT members. Such teachers do not get representation by the union. They can not be defended by the unions in case they face problems with their employer, the TSC.

The teachers can also not participate in the KNUT and KUPPET election process since they are members. In fact, their names are not captured in the KUPPET/ KNUT TSC by-product (also called the teachers’ union register) which is generated on a monthly basis.

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HOW TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A BONAFIDE KUPPET/KNUT MEMBER

It is prudent that you check your union membership status. You can either visit your union branch office to get the confirmation or do it online.

To confirm your status online;

  • Visit the TSC T-Pay portal by following the link; http://payslip.tsc.go.ke/login.php
  • Then, enter your TSC Number and Password (Please note that you can do this if only you are registered for TSC Payslips).
  • Click ‘Log in’ and select ‘View Payslips’.
  • For KUPPET members, the row ‘SwaS: KUPPET – Union’ should appear. The total amount contributed to the union is captured in the brackets.
  • For KNUT members, you will see ‘SwaS: KNUT SWA – (Your branch name)’.
  • Click on ‘My Transactions’ to see your running third party transactions.