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The claim was for a 10% pay increase for local government workers. The National Employers is advising councils very strongly against implementing the pay offer before the collective bargaining process has concluded, as it leaves councils vulnerable to questions being asked by auditors as to why expenditure has been unnecessarily incurred in the absence of a national collective agreement. At a time of economic crisis for millions of people, with the cost of living spiralling out of control there should be clarity and leadership from Government, and it is disappointing that your department has chosen to ignore such an important issue. Victorian politicians win 2.5% pay rise, union says increase should Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association GMB, Unite and Unison submitted a joint pay claim to the local government employers in February for a 10% pay rise. The public deserve better too. Thank you to all GMB members who responded to recent surveys regarding your aspirations for pay this year. Not a GMB member? Under the NJC constitution, if two unions accepted, the deal could have been signed off and paid before April to ensure you get all the money. The final pay claim, as agreed by all three unions, and which has now been submitted is: A headlineclaimof an increase of 2,000 on each pay point, or of the current RPI rate, whichever is the greater, Review of term time only contracts and consideration of retainers, Reduction in the working week (without loss of pay) to 35 hours (34 in London), One additional day of annual leave across the board, Introduction of a home working allowance for all staff who are working from home, A national minimum agreement on homeworking policies for all councils, A separate urgent review of all mileage rates currently applying. The rate peg | IPART Workers should get a wage increase of at least 10%. GMB CoronavirusHub resources can be found at here. As a result of this position, we have held a meeting of the GMB NJC committee with a view of getting a way forward. GMB Union negotiates pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in local government and schools. Email your local councillors asking them to lobby Government for proper funding for Local Government, Councils and Schools. A copy of the letter sent to the NJC trade unions, along with a copy of the employers media statement, are set out below. Unions previously said the negotiations had reached a deadlock after the government initially offered no increase.. We'll keep you updated when we know more. The government is trying to contain its wage bill, which accounts for around a . Public sector pay: Unions reject 1.5% pay offer for council workers London NW1 2AY. Local Government Red Book Craft Workers Noticeboard | GMB In GMB only members have their say on pay so we thank you for taking part in this important consultative ballot. Public sector workers and the people of our country deserve better. The Government is ready to talk to any council with concerns about its financial position where it cannot take steps to manage pressures locally. From 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7 per cent to 10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work will now start on consulting for next years pay claim. We are asking councillors to debate and sign this model motion for councils. Information and resources to support bargaining and campaigns, Access hundreds of different learning opportunities as part of your GMB membership, See the latest training, guides, and resources for GMB reps, See all the latest information and guidance from your union, Find out more and get involved inon our campaignto make schools safe, Fighting for Amazon workers across the country, The campaign for apay rise for local government and school workers. 3. The rate peg is the maximum percentage amount by which a council may increase its general income for the year. We have continued to press for further talks and an improved pay offer. UNISON is calling on its members to vote for strike action, arguing the 1.75% offer by local government employers is below-inflation.. UNISON, GMB and Unite have called for a 10% pay rise for council staff to ensure the lowest paid employees earned just above the new real . A commitment to ensure adult social care workers receive at least the Real Living Wage of 9.50 an hour has been agreed with COSLA. 2022/23 Local Government & Schools Pay offer is for one year and it is as follows: With effect from 1 April 2022, an increase of 1,925 on all NJC pay points 1 and above. General Schedule - U.S. Office of Personnel Management The Joint National Secretaries for GMB, Unison, and Unite, have written to the NJC Employer Side expressing dissapointment and reiterate requests for urgent further negotiation and talks on the issue of Local Government Pay. Employment Cost Index Summary - 2022 Q04 Results - Bureau of Labor NW1 2HD. Fry Building It was barely above inflation a year ago. 1 Horse Guards Road, Public sector pay rise pledge expected to 'set tone' of future pay negotiations | Local Government Chronicle (LGC) EMAP Publishing Limited Company number 7880758 (England & Wales) Registered address: 10th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR0 1XG We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. Now rising prices have left council and school staff wages well and truly behind. Hundreds of occupations are covered by this pay offer. Local Government workers know they need a proper pay rise and therefore GMB will be recommending members REJECT this pay offer. 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. Any offer that is accepted will be back dated to 1st April, 2020. Health Minister Martin Foley says he will donate his approximately $8500 pay rise to local charities, after Victoria's public sector union demanded the state government grant government workers the same 2.5 per cent pay rise politicians will receive from next week. GMB have always known how crucial local government staff are, but the pandemic has raised public awareness of the work our members do. There are also concerns about how the 2022 pay claim, which unions are this week poised to begin consulting their members over, will be impacted by the rise in the national living wage which is expected to hit 10.70 by 2024. Latest on pay - South East Employers Public service pensions increase: 2021. This article is more than 1 year old. The policy delivers an above-inflation headline pay increase of one per cent to all those earning between 25,000 and 80,000 and, to reduce the overall income gap, a capped increase of 800 for those earning above 80,000. This would be payable from 1 April 2021. The delay in getting the pay rise out to employees is being blamed on union procedures. Help build the union in your workplace: You can find resources to help you at the. Frontline staff dont need more clapping ora badge they need a proper pay increase, We're campaigning to fix social care, organising for betterpay & conditionsand fighting for full sick pay. Jon Richards, Rehana Azam, Jim Kennedy Public service pensions increase . The ballot was consultative, so the offer isn't automatically applied. The public sector pay review covers roughly 2.5mn people, some 45 per cent of public sector workers with total pay costing taxpayers 220bn in 2021-21. Now that the current pay round has been concluded,GMB will be consulting withmembers on your pay aspirations for 2022. The increase is 2.75% on all pay points applicable from 01 April 2020. It's a woeful pay offer. By Jim Dunton. "Local Government Employers refused to jointly make representation with the unions to the Chancellor on pay, which is frankly disgraceful. The country's two largest unions have rejected an "insulting" 1.5% pay offer for council practitioners that falls well short of its 10% claim and is likely to amount to a real-terms pay cut. Wed 21 Jul 2021 04.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 23 Jul 2021 06.45 EDT Separate guidance applies to councils in Wales and Northern Ireland. NJC pay: 1.75% is still not good enough - UNISON South East Our members in schools are perhaps the best example: while it was often said that schools were closed during the lockdowns it was school support staff who went into schools to provide education for vulnerable children and the children of key workers, while infection rates were extremely high and before there was any protection from a vaccine. Recent developments 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. School staff, refuse collectors and council workers have kept our country moving through the coronavirus crisis, often putting themselves in harm's way. "That's why the chancellor must free up the funds in the spring statement for an above-inflation rise for all staff. VIDEO: Latest information on the pay offer and GMB campaign. 'Disappointing' pay offer for council employees announced | Local The employers also propose that the NJC begins immediate exploratory discussions on three other elements of your claim, as follows: There was no support from councils for the offer to include three other elements of your claim, therefore the employers reject the following. Not got a GMB Workplace Organiser yet? Although the costs involved in this are negligible (for example, an employee on 20,000 PA would lose 4.38) we believe that you should get every penny of what a low award is and have been pushing to ensure that you get it. In GMB, all members have their say on pay. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic our Local Government, School and Council workers have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country going, working above and beyond the call of duty, putting themselves and their families at risk to support the effort against Covid-19. You will be aware that the employers made a pay offer of 1.5% for 2021. And the response was to accept the pay offer. Council employees set to lose part of pay rise | Local Government What is the pay offer? If the majority of GMB members vote YES, a formal ballot for industrial action will take place. UK civil servants face real terms pay cut in 2022-23 as living costs Story updated 27 May 2021. Local Government Pay Claim 2021/22 - Full & Final Position - SLCC 76% of members balloted in consultation over the local government employers' pay offer voted to accept it. Young people and apprentices on the National Minimum Wage will also see a boost to their wages. The employers have now met and considered this request carefully and the decision was made to reaffirm the offer as their full and final position. A 1.75% pay rise for local government employees, backdated from 1 April 2021, was agreed at the end of last month, and at the time the Local Government Association encouraged employers to implement it as swiftly as possible. State employees to see 8.7% pay raise | Government | newspressnow.com We put all Local Government, Councils, Schools and Academies Pay updates covered by the NJC on the GMB website, so please visit www.gmb.org.uk to find out the latest. IN GMB ALL MEMBERS HAVE A SAY ON THEIR PAY SO MAKE SURE DETAILS ARE UP TO DATE, GMB 2020, all rights reserved Please also ensure your membership details are correct and you can update any changes here. Vote and vote YES for Strike Action/Action Short of a Strike. The pay negotiations will also be influenced by shifting government policy. Here's how you know . All risk assessments will need to updated and there are previous circulars covering this which can be found online. The more people who join GMB, the stronger we can make your work better. This equates to 10.50% for SCP1 and no less than 4.04% for SCP43. 100+ respondents would be interested in becoming a GMB Rep in the workplace. An. Become a workplace organiser - stand up to injustice in your workplace! GMB Union operates nationally and also locally through 7 regional offices. Given the experience of the past twenty-one months, all councils should already have flexible working policies that set out protocols for employees whose roles readily lend themselves to working at home and we expect those arrangements to now be kicking in again. . A trade union has started balloting 370,000 council and school staff for strike action over the 'inadequate' pay offer. "All options for meeting the [national living wage] challenge will lead to increased costs to councils and as a result will divert money away from other critical pay issues including those high up councils agenda such as local government workforce capacity," she said.