above the maximum of the pay spine but graded below deputy chief officer (in accordance with Green Book Part 2 Para 5.41) With effect from 1 April 2023, an increase of 3.88 per cent on all allowances (as listed in the 2022 NJC pay agreement circular dated 1 November 2022) In response to other elements of your claim: This equates to 10.50% for SCP1 and no less than 4.04% for SCP43. The NJC has also agreed to enter into discussions on homeworking policies, mental health support and maternity etc leave. Council employees including refuse collectors, library staff, teaching assistants and care workers deserve better pay and working conditions while providing vital community services, according to the pay claim. It agrees an annual uplift to the national pay spine, on which each individual council decides where to place its employees. Terms and conditions. Local Government Association company number 11177145, Membership and services for councils and councillors, LGA principal advisers and regional teams, Licences, regulations and trading standards, LGA responds to Public Accounts Committee report on workforce skills, More news in this The wages of public sector workers including teachers, police officers and civil servants are to rise after Rishi Sunak announced that a pay freeze imposed last year would end in April 2022. 3 0 obj
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Local government trade unions today accepted a pay offer that will see hundreds of thousands of workers, over 350,000 of whom are UNISON members, paid an extra 1,925 this year, equating to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers. Read about our approach to external linking. Each council takes into account a number of factors such as job size and local labour market conditions when deciding an employees salary. It also includes a 4% increase to allowances, backdated to 1 April 2022, with a one day increase to the annual leave of all employees coming into effect on 1 April 2023 and the removal of the bottom pay-point on the same date. A bottom rate of 11.50 in 2023 would require deleting SCPs 6-10 Equality matters. The new pay rates can be viewed here: Click here to view the Pay Rates. There are no nationally determined jobs or pay grades in local government, unlike in other parts of the public sector. (the standard working week). Find out how the service group works, the issues we face and some of our achievements. 130 Euston Road The changes will see an employee on 20,000 a year pay an extra 89 in tax. MPs will get a 2,212 pay rise on 1 April, seeing an MP's basic salary go up to 84,144 a year. MPs who have jobs as ministers get paid additional salaries - including the prime minister, who is entitled to an extra 79,286 this financial year. 27 Jul 2021. The employers have also sought reassurance from the unions that they will engage constructively and agree from the outset to be bound by the eventual outcome, in accordance with the provisions of the NJCs Constitution. Mike Short, UNISONAddress for correspondence Unison calls for above-inflation pay rise for public sector . However, they believe their offer is fair to employees, given the wider economic backdrop.. UK civil servants face real terms pay cut in 2022-23 as living costs soar Government guidance for below-inflation pay rise will leave many public sector workers worse off The. Local government trade unions have accepted a pay offer that equates to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers. Doctors and dentists in England would get 3.5% in 2023-24. The 2022 claim, which would apply from the start of April, would see council employees receive either a 2,000 rise at all pay grades or the current rate of RPI (presently 11.1%), whichever is higher for each individual. City and Guilds Science Laboratory Technicians Certificate Allowance: City and Guilds Laboratory Technicians Advanced Certificate Allowance: Paragraph 32 London Weighting and Fringe Area Allowances Per Annum, Paragraph 35 Standby Duty Allowance - Social Workers (1)(a)(i) Allowance - Per Session, FORMER MANUAL WORKER AGREEMENT (WHITE BOOK), Section 1 Paragraph 3 London and Fringe Area Allowances Per Annum, Local Government Association company number 11177145, Local government services pay agreement 2021-2022, Membership and services for councils and councillors, LGA principal advisers and regional teams, Licences, regulations and trading standards. The UK's biggest union has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to fund an above-inflation pay rise for public sector workers. As well as seeking views on the unions pay claim, the briefings will build on the themes set out previously in the employer circular dated 2 February, which itself was the basis for the regional briefings held in March. With effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 1,925 on all NJC pay points 1 and above. Recent developments. Consideration of a flat rate increase to hourly rates of pay in order to bring the minimum rate up to 15 per hour within two years. Some of you will have received notices of ballots for industrial action from the National Education Union (NEU), in relation to school support staff. After consulting their members over the last two months, the unions met today and agreed to accept the offer from the employer, the Local Government Association (LGA). We have carers delivering care in the community that are facing increasing expenses for having to use their car for work.. Find out more about cookies and how we use them. As those in the public sector, of which there . A redesign of local government's pay spine is 'inevitable,' employers have admitted privately. The three local government unions, representing 1.4 million council and school employees, today (Monday) have submitted a pay claim for staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to receive a pay boost of at least 2,000 each. National Local Government (NJC) employers have now made their pay offer for 2023/24. 1,000 a year pay rise for full time . This would lift all council and school employees back above the real living wage of 9.90 per hour (outside London). Pay is a complex issue and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. "Council employees have been offered a pay increase of at least 1,925 from 1 April 2023. '~op/_1 Unite announces industrial action over pay. UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. Notwithstanding the retention and morale issues this would create, it could also lead to huge equal pay challenges in many areas. In that letter I again warned that the NLW, along with the wider economic backdrop of rising inflation, cost of living, energy and fuel prices meant the pay challenge in 2022 was shaping up to be of a different order of magnitude to recent years and that, councils with relatively few staff on the bottom pay points are likely to incur lower costs than councils (and schools) with large numbers of staff on those pay points.. I urge you to please send representatives to these and future briefings who are able to represent your councils views; specifically, elected members and senior officers. The National Employers are taking the step of writing to the Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to outline the degree of pressure on this pay offer that has come from the projected increases in the National Living Wage and the impact this will have on local authorities seeking to balance their budgets. Read about our approach to external linking. To secure an agreement will require consideration of more than just ensuring compliance with the NLW; it will also need to take account of other factors such as the wider economic backdrop of rising inflation, cost of living, energy and fuel prices, all of which will understandably be the focus of the unions attention in the negotiations. Unite rejects pay cut 'masquerading' as a rise. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. We use cookies on our website to ensure you find the information you need in the simplest way. 2023 BBC. The NEU is seeking sufficient funding to be provided to allow employers to make an above-inflation pay rise. MPs will get a 2,212 pay rise on 1 April, seeing an MP's basic salary go up to 84,144 a year. I wrote to you again on 19 May with details of the regional pay briefings that were scheduled to take place in June, to discuss the unions 2022 pay claim. Furthermore, the fact the NEU is not recognised by the NJC does not prevent the union from taking action on behalf of its members. This year, without a significant increase in pay, workers will leave their jobs for higher paid jobs in other sectors. Backpay for employees who have left employment since 1 April 2022: If requested by an ex-employee to do so, the NJC recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2022 to the employees last day of employment. However, the employers have asked the unions to make every effort to try and synchronise as much as possible the dates and duration of their respective consultations. Your consultative ballot:OPENS: 22/08/22CLOSES: 14/10/22. A month later, Downing Street said government ministers would have their additional salaries frozen for the year ahead. <>/Metadata 622 0 R/ViewerPreferences 623 0 R>>
Unite's local government members will next month stage targetted industrial action at . (additional copies for HR Director and Finance Director) Monday 28 February 2022. Published. Greek transport minister resigns after deadly train crash, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Projected increases to the lower earners pay is more or less guaranteed due to the increases to the statutory NLW, but it is also important to remember that the NLW is just one element of what will need to be considered by the National Employers in the forthcoming pay negotiations. While this offer almost meets the governments target of the minimum wage hitting two-thirds of median earning by 2024 (estimated to be around 10.70), it means the bottom three points on the pay scale will still fall below the Foundation Living Wage rate of 10.90. GMB national secretaryRehana Azamsaid:GMB members working across local government and schools need a pay rise that truly recognises and values their work. 0800 0 857 857, Copyright 2023 Privacy policy To: Chief Executives in England, Wales and N Ireland The U.K. government can afford to give the country's 5.5 million public-sector workers an inflation-busting pay rise, according to its own official forecasts. Regional pay briefings took place during March, in which we built on the stark message in my letter about how the NLW challenge could not be met within the cost envelope of the level of pay awards experienced in recent years. However, it should be noted that the Chancellor also reaffirmed government policy for the NLW to reach 66 per cent of median earnings in 2024. Unite the UK's leading union, which represents tens of thousands of council workers, has rejected the local government pay offer which was made earlier this week. National bargaining is a core component of our pay structure but is not the sole feature. endobj
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"Most local government workers are being offered yet another pay cut masquerading as a pay increase." . non-REO councils [1] & Combined Authorities, [1] councils that are not subscribed to their Regional Employer Organisation (through whom these briefings are arranged for their member councils). The employers of course respect that each of the unions has its own processes to adhere to and that any member consultations they conduct will take as long as is deemed necessary by their national committees. This amount of headroom may appear, on the face of it, to provide some comfort with regard to the NLW. Council employees have been offered an improved pay increase. Regional pay briefings are the most important part of a consultation process designed to provide the National Employers with councils views. . VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Now that the 2022 local government pay negotiations have been concluded, with pay deals being achieved without the prospect of national industrial action, I wanted to share some thoughts on this years process and to look ahead to what is going to be another very challenging pay round in 2023. The truth is it's an insult. Agreement has been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2021. For the lowest paid (currently earning 20,441 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 9.42 per cent this year; meaning their pay will have increased by 4,033 (22.0 per cent) over the two years since April 2021.". UNISON and GMB have agreed to accept the offer, which is the highest offered in over a decade. . Thursday 28 July 2022. We know there is much more to do, as this pay settlement is still below inflation and we will be looking to submit a pay claim for 2023 as soon as practically possible, so the employers have no excuse for delaying making an offer, next year. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has been notified by the Local Government Association (LGA) that it has come to an agreement on the 2022/23 pay offer with the unions representing local government employees. The total increase to the national paybill resulting from this offer would be 1.093bn (6.42 per cent). At the beginning of the year when we were waiting for the unions to settle the 2021 pay round, which they eventually did on 28 February, I wrote to you on 2 February to highlight the very difficult decisions that faced the National Employers as they began to consider their approach to the 2022 pay negotiations. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. The National Employers hope that the unions accept this final offer so that . Arrangements have been made for councils to be consulted on the unions claim at regional pay briefings, to be held online between 6 and 15 February (see below). The increase covers over one million NHS staff, as well as school teachers, police officers, prison. The key features of the 2022-23 Public Sector Pay Policy are: setting a guaranteed wage floor of 10.50 per hour, going beyond the current real Living Wage rate of 9.90; providing a guaranteed cash underpin of 775 for public sector workers who earn 25,000 or less; providing a basic pay increase of up to 700 for those public sector . For too long, our local government members have faced real terms pay cuts. 29 November 2022 Town hall chiefs have reluctantly accepted a 1,925 pay increase for 2022 - a lower percentage increase than most staff. However, the employers said they would go no higher. School support staff employed on NJC conditions are of course represented in national pay negotiations by UNISON, GMB and Unite. "Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 1,925 from 1 April 2022. We believe it is best to bring people together for a shared regional discussion of the issues so they can be properly understood. Now that the 2022 local government pay negotiations have been concluded, with pay deals being achieved without the prospect of national industrial action, we share some thoughts on this years process and to look ahead to what is going to be another very challenging pay round in 2023. However, they are not, and never have been, intended to provide the employers with a negotiating mandate. The 2022/23 Local Government & Schools Pay offer is for one year and is as follows: With effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 1,925 on all NJC pay points 1 and above (FTE). The deal will see hundreds of thousands staff paid an extra 1,925 this year. The National Employers negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that employ around 1.5 million employees. The National Employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, made the offer to unions today. . Our immediate priority, now, is to get the money into the pay packets of workers as soon as possible, to help deal with the rapidly rising cost of living and move into the next pay round. Police officers in England and Wales would get an increase of 3.5 . Announcing a full and final pay offer for council employees, Chair of the National Employers for local government services, Cllr Sian Goding, said: Council employees have been offered a pay increase of at least 1,925 from 1 April 2023. The pay offer was for a flat rate payment of 1,925 on each scale point with effect from 1 April 2022. 2022 National Pay Negotiations The three local government unions (UNISON, GMB and Unite) are expected to lodge their pay claim for 2022-23 at the end of this month, which you will note. The pay offer was for a flat rate payment of 1,925 on each scale point with effect from 1 April 2022. We are hopeful this situation can be quickly resolved by the unions involved but, in the meantime, local employers may wish to consider how they communicate to their support staff employees what the NJC deal means for them in percentage terms and that the pay increase (and backpay) will be landing in their bank accounts in time for Christmas. There are no nationally determined jobs or pay grades in local government, unlike in other parts of the public sector. Although the NJC has reached an agreement on pay, this in itself does not prevent NEU pursuing industrial action in the interests of its members who are school support staff. About 5.7 million people are employed in the public sector in the UK. 28/02/2022. The NJCs full expectation is that the additional days leave will be applied for all NJC staff, regardless of existing local arrangements. Given that the scenario above will not come to pass, the National Employers have few opportunities to consider anything other than a pay award that applies to the pay spine as currently configured. . It is right that MPs are paid fairly for the responsibility and the unseen work they do helping their constituents, which dramatically increased last year. It agrees an annual uplift to the national pay spine, on which each individual council decides where to place its employees. Unite Unison and GMB have submitted a joint pay claim to local authority body Cosla that, among other requests, pushes for a 3,000 pay rise across all salary points and a minimum wage of at . Decisions on grading structures, pay progression and all terms and conditions beyond core minimum standards are all properly taken by individual employers, providing a system that is uniquely flexible and responsive to local labour markets and service delivery needs. Whilst we cannot provide a running commentary once the negotiations get underway; I shall of course provide updates whenever I can. Local Government Association company number 11177145, Membership and services for councils and councillors, LGA principal advisers and regional teams, Licences, regulations and trading standards, LGA responds to Public Accounts Committee report on workforce skills, More news in this It is clear that both of these figures are now inadequate as targets and will likely change again during the pay negotiation process. with effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 4.04 per cent on all allowances. Chiefs reluctantly accept 1,925 pay increase. The 2022 claim, which would apply from the start of April, would see council employees receive either a 2,000 rise at all pay grades or the current rate of RPI (presently 11.1%), whichever is higher for each individual. MPs' pay was frozen last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. %
Please contact your regional employer organisation for details of the event in your area. Some employers appear to have received notices of ballot which conflate school support staff and teachers issues. The Chancellor confirmed in his Autumn Statement on 17 November that the NLW rate on 1 April 2023 will be 10.42, an increase of 92p (9.7 per cent) from its current 9.50. By continuing to use this site, you agree to their use Learn more. On 27 October 2021, the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 announced that public sector workers would receive "fair and affordable" pay rises across the 2022/23 to 2024/25 Spending Review period. Local (parish and town) councils in membership that would like further advice on these changes should contact theircounty associations. (to be shared with HR Director and Finance Director) x]YsG~WC?fcIl9lJ+d@4hvH
|udYe1LO_dz?N/V8O?N,V)Y7^KDQ`2*Z-X|w"2|FTJIX7? Part 3 Paragraph 2.6(e) Sleeping-in Duty Payment: RATES OF PROTECTED ALLOWANCES AT 1 APRIL 2021, (FORMER APT&C AGREEMENT (PURPLE BOOK)) "For the lowest paid (currently earning 20,441 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 9.42. Therefore, the pressure on the NJC pay spine is set to continue and will need to be factored into the National Employers considerations in the forthcoming pay round. UNISON head of local government Mike Shortsaid: If the pandemic showed anything, it was that council workers provide invaluable services to keep communities safe. However most health unions in the principality have "narrowly" accepted an average pay rise of more than 7% for 2022/23. UNISON is demanding fair pay for council and school workers, UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. The Local Government Association said on Thursday that council employees at about 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had been offered an increase of at least. UNISON, GMB and Unite make up the trade union side of the national joint council (NJC) that negotiates pay for the majority of local government workers. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Johnson against MPs' pay rise, says No 10, Johnson and Sunak confirm National Insurance rise, Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Kobe Bryant widow wins $29m settlement from LA, Ruling party wins Nigeria's presidential election, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran. 0800 0 857 857, Copyright 2023 Privacy policy On 1 April 2022, employees, employers and the self-employed will all pay 1.25p more in the pound for National Insurance. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Local government service group members include employees from councils, schools, further education and the Food Standards Agency. The three local government unions (UNISON, GMB and Unite) are expected to lodge their pay claim for 2022-23 at the end of this month, which you will note will be almost two months beyond the usual pay award implementation date of 1 April. I shall continue to keep you informed of developments. The decision to reject the offer was. This may require, in some organisations, that a local agreement has to be reached in order for the extra day to be applied. Employer regional pay consultation briefings have been arranged to take place (virtually) in each of the nine English regions, Wales and Northern Ireland between 14 and 27 June. As has been made clear in previous communications, including at the March briefings, this years pay challenge is of a different order of magnitude to recent years. Please share this letter and subsequent updates on pay, with your colleagues in HR and Finance, and with elected members, as appropriate. endobj
It is possible that such notices could be held to be invalid notices of ballot, depending on the extent of the errors. The NEU has no role in this national process. The National Employers are also acutely aware of the recruitment and retention challenges councils are facing. "MPs play a vital role in our democracy and this is reflected in their pay. In addition, the National Joint Council (NJC) has agreed that from 1 April 2023, all employees covered by this National Agreement, regardless of their current leave entitlement or length of service, will receive a permanent increase of one day (pro rata for part-timers) to their annual leave entitlement. We have school members that areregularly workingat levels above what they are being paid for and struggling to put food on the table at home. with effect from 1 April 2023, an increase of one day to all employees' annual leave entitlement. Someone on 50,000 will pay 464 more. By continuing to use our website you are consenting to their use. The offer has been rejected by Unite, who said it . The National Agreement Green book will, with effect from 1 April 2023, be amended to read as follows: With effect from 1 April 2023, the minimum paid annual leave entitlement is twenty-three days with a further three days after five years of service. With effect from 1 April 2023, an increase of one day to all employees annual leave entitlement. If requested by an ex-employee to do so, we recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2021 to the employees last day of employment. As mentioned above, retrospectively deleting pay points is probably not an option in 2022; doing so could only be considered in the later part of a multi-year deal, should that be achievable. Rachel Harrison, GMB The decision means the pay for a secretary of state will be 4,168 less than they are statutorily entitled to. 31 March 2022. Not allowing for any increase on any other SCPs or any restoration of differentials, 35 per cent of the entire FTE workforce on the new bottom pay point When salary arrears are paid to ex-employees who were in the LGPS, the employer must inform its local LGPS fund. While all councils have different grading structures utilising the pay spine, the pay points potentially in scope for removal under this scenario could cover roles such as planning assistants and support officers; legal apprentices, assistants, clerks and secretaries; many roles in schools potentially up to and including teaching assistants; maintenance and cleaning staff; IT assistants and technical support officers; helpdesk assistants, team leaders and supervisors and many other entry, first and second step supervisory roles, all of whom would end up earning the same, lowest rate of pay. The NJC has agreed to recommence the review of Term-Time Only working arrangements, which was paused at the outbreak of the pandemic. Because the National Employers are conscious of councils frustration at the time it took to settle the 2021 pay round, they have written to the unions expressing their hope that we can all work together in the forthcoming negotiations to avoid another lengthy process. 1 0 obj
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