HEC says faculty hired under TTS protected

ISLAMABAD:

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has clarified that payment of salary contribution and career progression of the existing faculty hired under the Tenure Track System (TTS) is protected as per the revised TTS funding policy-2022-23. However, new appointments and time-barred cases shall not be funded.

It said the HEC contribution shall be standardised for differential payment over and above BPS salary prescribed by the respective governments.

In a letter to all the public sector universities and higher education institutions, the HEC has clarified that for existing TTS faculty members whose cases were not time-barred and already funded by HEC, the HEC will continue paying its contribution including differential amount over and above BPS prescribed by federal and provincial governments, gratuity, 13th TTS salary, TTS annual increment and impact of promotions.

The HEC has already communicated revised TTS allocation-2022-23 for endorsement by the institutions. Additional or overpaid adjustments shall be made in the 4th quarter of the current financial year.

Universities have been advised to continue releasing admissible salary benefits to existing TTS faculty members already funded by HEC.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, March 15^th, 2023.