4 0 obj But their pay is set by an independent body, which says it should be in line with other public sector workers. Furthermore, the fact the NEU is not recognised by the NJC does not prevent the union from taking action on behalf of its members. Includes the latest updates relating to local government services (Green Book) and craftworkers, chief executives and chief officers. The unions are currently consulting their members on the 2023 pay claim, which they have told us will be submitted before the end of January. 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 . Local government pay offer accepted by unions Wednesday, 02 November 2022 The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has been notified by the Local Government Association (LGA). 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. 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. The National Employers look forward to hearing from you at the forthcoming regional pay briefings. For too long, our local government members have faced real terms pay cuts. 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 Plus, of course, a pay deal that included retrospectively deleting pay points would be unlikely to be welcomed by councils because of the, potentially significant, impact on local grading structures. This amount of headroom may appear, on the face of it, to provide some comfort with regard to the NLW. "For the lowest paid (currently earning 20,441 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 9.42. Chiefs reluctantly accept 1,925 pay increase. UNISON is demanding fair pay for council and school workers, UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. <> However, they are not, and never have been, intended to provide the employers with a negotiating mandate. I shall continue to keep you informed of developments. with effect from 1 April 2023, the deletion of pay point 1 from the NJC pay spine. As well as dealing with increased workloads because of austerity cuts, staff have been further stretched by the challenges of the pandemic and spiralling day-to-day costs, the three say. The NJC has also agreed to enter into discussions on homeworking policies, mental health support and maternity etc leave. 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. The majority of employees - those on salaries starting at 18,198 per annum - would receive an uplift of 1.75 per cent on 1 April 2021, with those on the lowest salary receiving 2.75 per cent. In terms of potential costs, you will understand that the National Employers can only ever make estimates based on the national paybill. Tel: 0800 085 7857l.government@unison.co.uk, To: Chief executives in England, Wales and N Ireland There are no nationally determined jobs or pay grades in local government, unlike in other parts of the public sector. with effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 1,925 on all NJC pay points 1 and above. (to be shared with HR Director and Finance Director) % The NJCs full expectation is that the additional days leave will be applied for all NJC staff, regardless of existing local arrangements. Members of the National Employers Side <> Unite's local government members will stage targeted industrial action at councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in March, after rejecting a 1.75 per cent pay offer in a ballot of more than 300 local authorities. 2023 BBC. This equates to 10.50% for SCP1 and no less than 4.04% for SCP43. Each council takes into account a number of factors such as job size and local labour market conditions when deciding an employees salary. 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. 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). More than 80 per cent of Unite's 70,000 members, who voted in nearly 400 separate ballots, were . With effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 1,925 on all NJC pay points 1 and above. 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 Your consultative ballot:OPENS: 22/08/22CLOSES: 14/10/22. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer have both said MPs should not get a rise this year. The total increase to the national paybill resulting from this offer would be 1.093bn (6.42 per cent). Equality matters. It will be backdated to 1 April 2022 and averages out to around 7% across the pay spine with the flat rate seeing those at the bottom of the spine (the lowest paid) receive a 10.5% increase with those at the top, just over 4%. UNISON and GMB have agreed to accept the offer, which is the highest offered in over a decade. 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). Employers should also familiarise themselves with our industrial action e-guide and FAQs. with effect from 1 April 2023, an increase of one day to all employees' annual leave entitlement. Local government service group members include employees from councils, schools, further education and the Food Standards Agency. The award is the highest offered to NJC workers in over a decade with local government workers bearing years of below inflation pay offers and pay freezes which have seen them lose over 25% from the value of their pay since 2010. %PDF-1.7 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. The decision to reject the offer was made by Unite's national industrial sector committee for local authorities. Unison calls for above-inflation pay rise for public sector . Greek transport minister resigns after deadly train crash, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The National Employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, made the offer to unions today. The problem for the NJC is caused less by in-year comparisons but more the practicalities of when the government announces the increase to the NLW for each forthcoming April (usually in October / November) and the NJCs negotiating timescales, which, as is currently evident, almost always run past the usual implementation date of 1 April due to the timing of the local government funding settlement, trade unions pay claim, the consultation process and sometimes the electoral timetable. The increase covers over one million NHS staff, as well as school teachers, police officers, prison. Part 3 Paragraph 2.6(e) Sleeping-in Duty Payment: RATES OF PROTECTED ALLOWANCES AT 1 APRIL 2021, (FORMER APT&C AGREEMENT (PURPLE BOOK)) Unite acting national officer for local government Graham McNabsaid: Our local government members have been the bedrock that allowed public services to function smoothly during the pandemic against a background of more than a decade of cuts to local council budgets. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Regional Directors. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. By continuing to use our website you are consenting to their use. Negotiations with unions are under . 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. Someone on 50,000 will pay 464 more. Local government services pay agreement 2021-2022 Employers' Secretary Naomi Cooke Address for correspondence Local Government Association 18 Smith Square London SW1P 3HZ Tel: 020 7664. The 2.7% rise will come in the same week that millions of workers see their wages hit by a National Insurance increase. National Local Government (NJC) employers have now made their pay offer for 2023/24. The trade union Unite has rejected the offer of a 1,925 pay rise made last week by the local government employers. Employers and the government need to invest properly in the local government and school workforce to ensure the important services on which everyone relies are fit for the future.. Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 1,925 from 1 April 2022. However, they believe their offer is fair to employees, given the wider economic backdrop.. Find out more about cookies and how we use them. 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. However most health unions in the principality have "narrowly" accepted an average pay rise of more than 7% for 2022/23. 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. Terms and conditions. As a result of the 2022 local government pay deal, the bottom rate of NJC pay on 1 April 2023 (the date on which SCP1 will be permanently deleted from the pay spine) will be 10.60 per. '~op/_1 "Most local government workers are being offered yet another pay cut masquerading as a pay increase." . The GMB pay ballot covering all workers across local government, school & academies that follow National Joint Council (NJC Green Book) pay, terms and conditions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland is now open. 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. ITS TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON PAY! The unions met on 1 November 2022 and agreed to accept the offer. 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. 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. Thursday 28 July 2022. 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. 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. 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. 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. 2 0 obj 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. 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. Find out how the service group works, the issues we face and some of our achievements. Of course, this scenario is completely unworkable from the point of view of operating a pay structure; would severely compromise managerial hierarchies and would take up the majority of the budget councils have put aside for pay which we know from the March briefings is in the region of 2 per cent for this year. Please share this letter and subsequent updates on pay, with your colleagues in HR and Finance, and with elected members, as appropriate. Under the latest offer announced by Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville earlier this month, teachers earning up to 80,000 would have a 6% pay rise from April 2022, and then . Read about our approach to external linking. Pay is a complex issue and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. 1,000 a year pay rise for full time . (additional copies for HR and finance directors) For details of the event in your area, please contact your Regional Employer Organisation. The National Employers are acutely aware of the additional pressure this years offer will place on already hard-pressed council finances, as it would need to be paid for from existing budgets. This ended the one-year public sector pay freeze, that had been put in place in the 2020/21 Spending . 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). 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. Members of the National Joint Council. The National Joint Council negotiates the pay, terms and conditions of staff in local authorities. We will be expecting that offer to meet our members needs and address the massive pressure they are facing due to the rate of inflation.. 18 Smith Square Anyone wishing to attend this briefing should email harry.honnor@local.gov.uk, [2] For organisations that are subscribers to Employer Link | Local Government Association, Local Government Association company number 11177145, Membership and services for councils and councillors, LGA principal advisers and regional teams, Licences, regulations and trading standards, The unions are currently consulting their members on the 2023 pay claim, forecasts from the Low Pay Commission (LPC), Employer Link | Local Government Association. Richard Lloyd, chairman of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which sets salaries, said: "This is the first increase in pay for MPs in two years and follows the average of increases across the public sector last year. A bottom rate of 11.50 in 2023 would require deleting SCPs 6-10 Find out more about cookies and how we use them. Prior to this, we had been working on an assumption (which we shared at the March briefings) that the NJCs bottom pay points would need to rise to around 10.25 in 2022 and 11 in 2023 to provide some headroom, if the forecasts came in at the top of the ranges we had seen over the previous two years. Separate national pay arrangements apply to teachers, firefighters, chief officers, chief executives and craftworkers. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. x]YsG~WC?fcIl9lJ+d@4hvH |udYe1LO_dz?N/V8O?N,V)Y7^KDQ`2*Z-X|w"2|FTJIX7? Following the announcement of a 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 1,925 from 1 April 2022. UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. 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. UNISON head of local government Mike Shortsaid: If the pandemic showed anything, it was that council workers provide invaluable services to keep communities safe. The National Employers negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that employ around 1.5 million employees. Some employers appear to have received notices of ballot which conflate school support staff and teachers issues. There could not be a better example of the challenge we face from the proximity of the National Living Wage (NLW) to the bottom of the NJC pay spine, than the fact that since the March briefings the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has revised upwards its forecasts for the NLW in 2023 and 2024: This forecast is the highest rate yet predicted for the NLW in 2023 and 2024 and there is no guarantee it wont rise further, due to the ongoing economic volatility, potential impact of the international context and expected further increases in the rate of inflation. This may require, in some organisations, that a local agreement has to be reached in order for the extra day to be applied. The National Employers believe local government should not be a minimum wage employer, so retain their long-held position of maintaining headroom between the NLW and NJC spine. 3 0 obj To: Chief Executives in England, Wales and N Ireland 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. Tel: 020 7664 3000info@local.gov.uk, Trade Union Secretaries This is the top end of the range (10.82 to 11.35) announced by the LPC in their latest forecasts. Monday 28 February 2022. (This will be pro rata for part time and term time only workers). Notwithstanding the retention and morale issues this would create, it could also lead to huge equal pay challenges in many areas. endobj 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. London NW1 2AY It will affect around 1.5 million employees. It is up to individual employers to make their own decisions on how to proceed, including taking legal advice where appropriate. 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. This page contains the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates which will apply from 1 April 2022. 0800 0 857 857, Copyright 2023 Privacy policy Unions call for inflation-busting pay rise for local government and school staff, Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2021. Declining to set a base rate rise for all those working in . Recent developments. The terms of that agreement include the following: NALC has produced updatedpay scales(must be logged in to view)and will update its annual leave policy template to reflect these changes shortly. The offer has been rejected by Unite, who said it . Time and again they went above and beyond to look after people in their area. Council employees have been offered an improved pay increase. (the standard working week). Police officers in England and Wales would get an increase of 3.5 . <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> GMB national secretaryRehana Azamsaid:GMB members working across local government and schools need a pay rise that truly recognises and values their work. Local Government Association The new pay rates are attached at Annex 1. Some of you will have received notices of ballots for industrial action from the National Education Union (NEU), in relation to school support staff. To: Chief Executives in England, Wales and N Ireland The increase offers workers an additional 3% plus the 4.5% average pay . The pay offer was for a flat rate payment of 1,925 on each scale point with effect from 1 April 2022. As a result of the 2022 local government pay deal, the bottom rate of NJC pay on 1 April 2023 (the date on which SCP1 will be permanently deleted from the pay spine) will be 10.60 per hour (20,441 per annum), thereby providing just 18p headroom over the NLW, pending a decision on pay for 2023. In October last year, Sir Keir Starmer told LBC Radio any extra money for MPs should be spent on key workers instead. "For the lowest paid (currently earning 18,333 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 10.5 per. topic. . . This would lift all council and school employees back above the real living wageof 9.90 per hour (outside London). They are one part of the process that helps the National Employers come to a view based on councils feedback, along with their own soundings taken within their political groups, and of course within the Welsh and Northern Irish LGAs. Local government trade unions have accepted a pay offer that equates to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers. What's he waiting for? 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 . We have now received advice that the pay increase for this year has been agreed. 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. This pay offer does not apply to teachers or firefighters, who are covered by separate national pay arrangements as are Chief Officers, Chief Executives and Craftworkers. The UK's biggest union has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to fund an above-inflation pay rise for public sector workers. 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. Registered office: Collar Factory, Suite 2.01, 112 St. Augustine Street, Taunton, Somerset TA1 1QN, 2023 Copyright Society of Local Council Clerks, Local Government Pay Claim 2022/23: Pay offer accepted, Continuous Professional Development (CPD). 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. Speaking of the pay deal, UNISON national secretary for local government Mike Short said: UNISON members voted clearly to accept this pay offer, and it will come as a welcome relief to many of our members particularly those who are lower-paid that it has been agreed before the holiday period. Significant pay boost vital to meet spiralling costs. Unite's local government members will next month stage targetted industrial action at . Mike Short, UNISONAddress for correspondence UNISON, GMB and Unitesay only a significant rise will help protect services and enable staff to weather the growing cost of living pressures following a decade of local authority cuts and pay restraint. The National Joint Council for local government services negotiates the pay, terms and conditions of staff in local authorities. Employers Secretary 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. 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 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). Each council takes into account a number of factors such as job size and local labour market conditions when deciding an employees salary. 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. 22/03/2022. National bargaining is a core component of our pay structure but is not the sole feature. Even if we were to do just the bare minimum required to simply remain compliant with NLW legislation and allowing for forecasts to jump again beyond the LPCs latest projections, but nothing else (in terms of a normal pay award), we would need to do the following: A bottom rate of 10.50 in 2022 would require deleting SCPs 1-5 This year, without a significant increase in pay, workers will leave their jobs for higher paid jobs in other sectors. 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. We use cookies on our website to ensure you find the information you need in the simplest way. Naomi CookeAddress for correspondence Unions say most of the pay rises awarded earlier this year are not enough for people to live on, especially with the current high level of inflation. 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. "For parliament to reflect society, it is vital that people from all walks of life can be an MP.". Whilst we cannot provide a running commentary once the negotiations get underway; I shall of course provide updates whenever I can. By continuing to use this site, you agree to their use Learn more. Unite rejects pay cut 'masquerading' as a rise. Unite announces industrial action over pay. These recommendations have been. They will have Unites support in any action they wish to take to achieve pay justice., Council and school workers pay has been frozen for years. 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. 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. On 1 April 2022, employees, employers and the self-employed will all pay 1.25p more in the pound for National Insurance. Many staffare struggling to make ends meet and unless theyre paid properly, many will decide to quit for better paid work elsewhere. 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