Work will now start on consulting for next years pay claim. 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. 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. "Local Government Employers refused to jointly make representation with the unions to the Chancellor on pay, which is frankly disgraceful. Full details of the offer can be found here. At the Autumn Statement, the Government announced that approximately 6.5 billion will be made available for councils to deliver services in 2023/24 and 2024/25, in addition to what was agreed at Spending Review 2021. There was also a separate conditions claim. GMB senior reps will assess their response to the offer and agree the ballot timeline to ensure all our members have a say on their pay. STATE OF ALASKA: STATE OF HAWAII: U.S. Office of Personnel . The Low Pay Commission's recommendations set. The letter sent to you in July set out the crisis within Local Government and School funding and this needs to be properly addressed, not further exacerbated by cuts. Posted incouncil and school staffNJC payPay up now NJC Resources Resources The ballot was consultative, so the offer isn't automatically applied. GMBs priority isto make sure your workplace is safe so please do get in touch if you are worried about lack of safety measures at work. Local councils play an essential role in the fabric of our country - providing services which we all rely on and supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. However, the Government would expect councils to take into account wider public sector pay awards and overall affordability when negotiating the pay settlement. The vital contribution of our members comes on the back of 10 years of austerity during which the value of many employees pay has dropped by 20% in real terms. The other union in the negotiations, Unite, do not conclude their ballot until 21st February. Your local GMB branch/office will be contacting you shortly to discuss how you can vote in this consultative ballot and how you can get active in your pay campaign. The three trade unions in their response rejecting the pay offer of 1.75% from 1 April 2021, asked the National Employers to consider re-opening the negotiations to seek an improvement. A reduction of hours to a 35-hour working week (on the same pay); 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays; better maternity/paternity/ adoption leave; new working from home policies and new measures to tackle workplace stress and support mental health. 67% of GMB members voted in favour of the employers pay offer. You are true Covid heroes, keeping the nations essential public services going during the toughest of times, often putting your own health and safety at risk. When local government employers met earlier this week to issue their revised pay offer of 1.75% - an increase of 0.25% that UNISON regards as 'insignificant' - they did so against a backdrop of growing discontent over a proposed increase that fails to reflect the hard work and sacrifices made by council and school workers during the pandemic. The pay claim is not then expected to be tabled until at least next month, by which time it will already be after the usual pay implementation date of 1 April. The response from the employers side was to refuse to do this having already stated that it was the final offer. A pay cut in real terms. We are grateful for all of their important work and focus over a difficult year. Trade Union Side Secretaries The pay claim for 2021/22 from UNISON, GMB and Unite calls for a 'substantial' pay rise to tackle ten years of pay restraint and recognise the key role played by staff during the pandemic. The NJC trade unions acknowledge the financial situation faced by councils and schools, and for that reason we have written to employers to propose a joint campaign with employers bodies, calling for additional funding from Westminster for local government pay. Within industry supersectors, compensation cost increases ranged from 4.3 percent for construction to 6.4 percent for leisure and hospitality. Please note in this NJC circular we have focused on the need for all risk assessments to be updated as restrictions are lifted in England today. 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. 4.8 billion of new grant funding between 2022-23 and 2024-25, the largest annual increases in core funding for local authorities in over a decade. Council employees set to lose part of pay rise | 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. 2022/23 Local Government & Schools Pay offer is for one year and it is as follows: The employers have already agreed to complete the work of the joint term-time only review group and have begun discussions on homeworking policies but are not prepared to discuss a homeworking allowance. Follow the link below to do this. The claim was for a 10% pay increase for local government workers. The Government is continuing to support businesses with their energy costs through its generous package of support. The National Employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of local authorities, made the offer to unions today. GMBwill meet with the other recognised unions (Unison & Unite) on Tuesday 1st November 2022 and notify them and the employers of our result. . At the time of writing, we have yet to get agreement for this to happen and the current delays make this less likely due to the time needed to process the payments. I am replying as the Minister responsible for public spending. Local government pay - the National Joint Council (NJC) Defending and improving members' pay is one of UNISON's main tasks. Unison members also voted to accept the offer. The three main trade unions - Unison, Unite and GMB . In GMB, all members have their say on pay. Unison had recommended its members oppose local government employers' 'full and final' offer for the pay period from April 2021 to March 2022, which offered most staff a 1.75% increase and those on the lowest pay a 2.75% rise. EmailPublicServices@gmb.org.uk. Fry Building The Government continues to work closely with the sector to understand the pressures that local authorities are facing across their services. I am writing on behalf of the Employers Side of the NJC to respond formally to the Trade Union Sides pay claim. School staff, refuse collectors and council workers have kept our country moving through the coronavirus crisis, often putting themselves in harm's way. For too long the people who are at the heart of our communities have been failed by their employers. To promote our Local Government Survey, we've produced these posters for your local workplacenoticeboards: This has been a difficult year for workers across local government. 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. Update your details every GMB member will get their vote make sure your details are up to date. Council employees have been offered what the Local Government Association describes as a 'full and final' pay increase of at least 1,925 from 1 April 2023. Not had a vote contact publicservices@gmb.org.uk, The indicative ballot closes at 12 noon on Monday 13TH December 2021, and the result will be posted on the GMB website as soon as possible thereafter, along with notification to all members. Work in a Local Authority? We need all our members to have their say on pay. Secretary of State Department for Levelling Up, 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. Unions previously said the negotiations had reached a deadlock after the government initially offered no increase.. 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. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will set out plans for funding allocations in 2023-24 through the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement. 1 Horse Guards Road, The letter from Cllr Sian Golding was seeking an urgent commitment from the government that the cost to local government employers of central governments policy on the National Living Wage (NLW) will be met for this year, 2022-3 and in future local government settlements. The letter also stated that without the estimated 800m cost of workable NLW compliance being met by central government some councils and other employers will have significant difficulty in affording the pay award which would result in jobs and services being put at risk. GMB asked National Joint Council (NJC) national employers across Local Government, Councils and Schools to join with the trade unions and make a joint approach to the Westminster Government, for more funding for Local Government pay. Set against this context, the Employers offer of a 1.5% offer is not enough. Senior GMB reps from across Local Government, Councils and Schools met today (5/10/21) to discuss the GMB members rejection and have overwhelmingly agreed to trigger an Industrial Action consultative ballot. NJC for Local Government Services GMB members throughout councils and schools want to deliver for the public they serve, but just dont have the resources or numbers of staff to do it. We would like to apologise for the delay in sending this out considering that the ballot closed on 13th December. 5. By Jessica Hill. London As Government departments now face being tasked with identifying efficiency savings, GMB cannot express strongly enough how unacceptable further cuts would be. This represents an increase of over 1,600 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW and is expected to benefit over 2 million low paid workers. VIDEO: Latest information on the pay offer and GMB campaign. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU VOTE GMB IS CAMPAIGNING FOR A HUGE TURNOUT TO DEMONSTRATE TO YOUR EMPLOYERS WE WONT ACCEPT FURTHER PAY CUTS. Unite's local government staff have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot to reject the 'insulting' pay offer of 1.75 per cent and are supportive of taking industrial action for pay justice.. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Our members have made a huge contribution to keep public services running during the continuing Covid crisis. Naomi Cooke, Employers Secretary, wrote to council chief executives last month warning of the unhelpful delay in finalising the 2021 pay round due to the unions protracted timetables for consultations and ballots. In the last GMB update we advised you that we have approached Local Government employers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland setting out our disappointment on the pay offer. 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. Ms Cooke spoke of the continuing challenge that we face in ensuring that the [National Joint Council] pay spine is able to absorb the impact of significant annual increases to the national living wage. . Housing & Communities Now they are being told by Local Government employers all they deserve is a pay cut. To discuss pay and to build support for the pay rise. A debt limit increase under unified Democratic government in 2010 even included the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, a fiscally responsible piece of legislation serving as a backstop to deficit increases caused by Congress that, unfortunately, has never been allowed to go into effect. This circular sets out pay restoration due on 1 July 2021 as provided for in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 ('the Act') (See table 5.) However, it is understood most councils have been unable to get the pay award processed before next month's payday, when it will be subject to the new headline 1.25% national insurance rise. In addition, your National Local Government and Schools Committees will meet in the New Year to discuss what steps we take in this pay campaign. With inflation spiralling and the cost of living crisis deepening, the headroom between the lowest local government pay threshold and the national living wage is set to be eroded. 22/02/2023. Look out for more details soon. Three local government unions have called for a wage increase of at least 10% for all council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The majority of employees - those on salaries starting at 18,198 per annum - would receive an uplift of 1.75 per. GMB urges Local Government employers to get back round the table and improve the pay offer NOW. So what's next? Join today www.gmb.org.uk/join. The LGA is strongly encouraging all councils to ensure they are represented at regional meetings taking place throughout this month, organised by the National Employers which negotiates local government pay on behalf of councils, to understand the difficult choices it is facing. Please ensure your details are up to date as only GMB members will get a vote in our ballot. Vote and vote YES for Strike Action/Action Short of a Strike. We are asking councillors to debate and sign this model motion for councils. (additional copies for HR Director and Finance Director) The public deserve better too. An indicative industrial action ballot has started. GMBs consultative ballot on the NJC Pay Offer for 2022/23 has now closed. GMB, alongside other unions formally wrote to the employers to lodge an official paydisputefor the 2021/22 pay round. A reduction of the working week to 35 hours with no loss of pay, and a reduction to 34 hours a week in London. The more people who join GMB, the stronger we can make your work better. Hundreds of occupations are covered by this pay offer. We represent over 500,000 working people. We know how disappointed members will be of this disregard particularly at a time when our members are working so hard fighting this pandemic. The rate peg is the maximum percentage amount by which a council may increase its general income for the year. National Secretary, GMB. PRESS RELEASE: 14 MAY 2021 - You can download all the campaign materials at the hub. It is unacceptable that a letter seeking an urgent commitment has been ignored and this lack of response and commitment could result in job losses. Jon Richards, Rehana Azam, Jim Kennedy It's a woeful pay offer. GMB Union is writing to express concern that to date, you have not yet responded to the letter from the Chair of National employers for Local Government Services dated 25th July to your predecessor, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP and to highlight to you how this is impacting our members. The employers are assessing their position on this, and we are expecting a response on this shortly. The employers declined to do this and today made the following full and final offer in response to our pay claim: Rehana Azam, GMB National Secretary, said: School staff, refuse collectors and council workers have kept our country moving through the coronavirus crisis, often putting themselves in harm's way. London The employer has since considered this and increased it by 0.25% to 1.75%. Update your details every GMB member will get their vote make sure your details are up to date. We know that inflation is at a level not seen for thirty years and that is before the additional costs caused by the increase in the energy price cap come into effect. Inner London Pay Spine From 1 April 2021 an increase of 2.75% on point 1 and 1.75% on all other points rounded up to the multiple of 3. Policy paper. "For the lowest paid (currently earning 20,441 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 9.42. And the response was to accept the pay offer. At this meeting a timetable will be agreed for a pay ballot. Recruit a member - Strength in numbers! Your local GMB branch/office will be contacting you shortly to discuss the pay offer and let you know how you can vote in this important pay ballot Make sure you have your say on pay. NW1 2HD. The increase is 1.75% on all pay points applicable from 01 April 2021. Local government pay ballot 2022 THE PAY BALLOT IS NOW CLOSED. In terms of the ballot result, we can now inform you that GMB members covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government have rejected the latest pay offer of 1.75% and have voted for industrial action with 60% of returns in favour of action. A 23 or 24-year-old paid the current full national minimum wage rate of 8.20 an hour will need to be paid at least the NLW rate of 8.91 an hour. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 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. The measure will hit lower paid workers hard and should be scrapped. Councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland say they need a fair funding settlement from Government to survive. By Jim Dunton. Please ensure your details are up to date as only GMB members will get a vote in our ballot. Payments will be slightly affected by the national insurance rise. Not got a GMB Workplace Organiser yet? They state: Pay Agreement has been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2021. Become a workplace organiser - step up to be your work colleagues voice in your workplace! Unions representing hundreds of thousands of local government workers have rejected a 1.5% pay offer, describing it as "insulting" to staff who worked hard to keep vital services running throughout the coronavirus pandemic. But for others it meant being redeployed like library workers delivering food parcels. 4. 27 October 2021 The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to 9.50 from 1 April 2022. The government has announced that the qualified pay freeze in the public sector is over, and although this never applied directly to local government, it was a factor considered by some councils and reflected in recent years consultations. Your participation really matters. Public service pensions increase: 2022. As a result of this position, we have held a meeting of the GMB NJC committee with a view of getting a way forward. Government and your employers need to understand that you simply cant be expected to accept further below inflation pay awards and we will need to send a message that unless they table a decent rise, our members will not accept it. We have been notified that the pay award from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 of a 1.75% increase has been agreed by the GMB and UNISON. GMB senior reps are disappointed that the Local Government employers have only tabled a 1.75% pay offer which is a pay cut in real terms. An agreement on a best practice national programme of mental health support for all local authorities and school staff. The employers 1.75% offer is wholly inadequate and with energy bills skyrocketing, shopping bills going up, and inflation high and rising, it represents yet another pay cut for workers who have seen a quarter of the value of their pay wiped out since 2010. But the commission has. for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Government remains committed to tackling low pay. Each council takes into account a number of factors such as job size and local labour market conditions when deciding an employees salary. The employers rejected the following elements of the pay claim: Our demand in the pay claim was fair: we wanted a pay award that keeps pace with inflation; a Covid recognition payment, a review of term time only contracts and consideration of retainers; a reduction in the working week (without loss of pay) to 35 hours (34 hours in London); a review of mileage rates. This could either mean continuing to seek further talks with the employers or moving to an Industrial Action Ballot campaign. An official website of the United States government. 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. Now that the current pay round has been concluded,GMB will be consulting withmembers on your pay aspirations for 2022. You will be aware that the employers made a pay offer of 1.5% for 2021. Your GMB regions will now be analysing all the results with their Local Government and School Trade Union Representatives to discuss what happens next. The employers 1.75% offer is wholly inadequate and with energy bills skyrocketing, shopping bills going up, and inflation high and rising, it represents yet another pay cut for workers who have seen a quarter of the value of their pay wiped out since 2010. Due to pandemic and restricted access to workplaces: 100+people requested socially distanced workplace meetings. Please ensure your details are up to date as only GMB members will geta vote in our ballot. Rehana Azam The challenge to be trusted to do the big, bold, brave things, 22 March 2022 Become a workplace organiser - step up to be your work colleagues voice in your workplace! National Secretary GMB Union is calling on you to urgently address this pressing matter and offer financial support to protect jobs and services. THANKYOU FOR VOTING. With effect from 1 April 2021, an increase of 1.50 per cent on all NJC pay points 1 and above, Completion of the outstanding work of the joint Term-Time Only review group, A joint review of the provisions in the Green Book for maternity / paternity / shared parental / adoption leave. Not a GMB member? (This is the agreed minimum hourly rate that will apply to any employee of a Scottish Council.) Its been a tough year for so many people, especially for everyone who has worked so hard keeping the countrys public services going. At Spending Review 2021, the Government set out that councils in England will receive. The Government is ready to talk to any council with concerns about its financial position where it cannot take steps to manage pressures locally. . 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. Representatives of councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland made the offer to 1.5 million local authority . 2. 2021 General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay Tables. Please note the following and the need for employers to work with union reps locally: As restrictions have been lifted across England, we need to ensure all updated risk assessments are in place. The Local Government Association Board made up of elected councillors have done a U-turn on a key part of the Local Government Pay Offer. We believe local government employees should be paid fairly, which is why we work together to negotiate better pay with employers. Regional Directors14. It's right that workers are fairly rewarded for their input into the economy. 3. Here's how you know . Date: 15/07/2021 Taxes for the NHS and social care should be raised from other sources better able to pay. What is the pay offer? They are the people collecting our bins and sweeping our streets in all weathers, educating and looking after our children, taking care of our elderly, sick, and most vulnerable, and doing all the other countless, crucial jobs for the public. You are right that local government staff are a vital part of our national infrastructure providing services that everyone relies on and protecting some of the most vulnerable in our society. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. HB14 also provides a $2-per-hour shift differential . 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. A trade union has started balloting 370,000 council and school staff for strike action over the 'inadequate' pay offer. FAO: England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. GMB Senior reps across Local Authorities, Schools and Academies will be meeting on Wednesday 3rd August 2022. Perhaps you deliver a service across Local Government? If you and your colleagues want a GMB campaign in your workplace to improve your terms and conditions, pleasecontactyour local GMB Representative. Thank you for your letter of 18 October to the former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP, about local government spending. We expect a formal response is coming soon so we are gearing up to ensure that all GMB members have a say on their pay. The headline results are as follows: 45% of respondents would be willing to accept a 10% pay increase to at least maintain standard of living, with the mean settlement across all responses being 7.4% 22 Stephenson Way London In the pay offer letter dated 16th April 2020 the employer said: Employer side to make representations to government in order to seek funding for an additional amount to be awarded above the tabled 2.75% to employees in recognition of the exceptional hard work. Well, why dont you become one? Thank you to the tens of thousands of GMB members that took part in the Have Your Say On Your Pay Local Government and Schools Consultative ballot across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Approximately 1 million workers plus are covered). This means all members will now get a vote to decide on whether to take strike action to stop these pay cuts. GMB senior reps across Local Government, Councils and Schools met today (10/08/21) to discuss the Local Government pay offer. The National Living Wage will increase by 2.2 per cent from 8.72 to 8.91, and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time. Best wishes, Workers should get a wage increase of at least 10%. Pay offer details The key details of the improved offer are: An increase of 2000 for those earning up to 20,500 An increase of 1925 for those earning between 20,500 to 39,000 A 5% increase for those earning between 39,000 to 60,000 Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 4.8 percent for the 12-month period ending in December 2022, compared with an increase of 2.6 percent in December 2021. The three unions have submitted a pay claim for a rise of at least 10 per cent for all council and school support employees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 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 dispute between unions and councils comes as National Insurance payments are set to rise from next April, with the UK. London NW1 2AY. GMB launched a campaign to lobby councillors details of which can be found at its not too late we need to keep the pressure up: We are more than angry that elected officials from political parties are potentially suppressing the case to Government to boost the 2.75% pay offer. The real problem is the impact of the rise in the long term. In the recent GMB 2022/23 pay consultation, 67% of members voted to accept the pay offer. If the majority of GMB members vote YES, a formal ballot for industrial action will take place. of the United States and its territories and possessions as listed in 5 CFR 591.205 not located within another locality pay area.)
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