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. The National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services has agreed the new rate of pay (an increase of 1.75%) applicable from 1 April 2021. And in the meantime, if you have any further questions about the offer please contact your local GMB Branch/Office. Local Governmentand Building Safety Department Multiplier tables. THANKYOU FOR VOTING. Feedback from those events was relayed to the National Employers, who met on 31 March and have spent the intervening weeks having the necessary discussions with their colleagues, and elsewhere, before meeting again today. FAO: England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. GMB senior reps across Local Government, Councils and Schools met today (10/08/21) to discuss the Local Government pay offer. c/o UNISON Centre Wilko bosses should hang their heads in shame. We know that you have worked providing essential services throughout the pandemic and that you have more than demonstrated your worth in keeping this country going. Organise a meeting to discuss pay and to build support for the pay rise using our campaign resources. As such, for you to be facing a pay rise that is significantly below inflation is not acceptable and we are concerned that your commitment to the job and to the people you support every day is simply being taken for granted. Workers should get a wage increase of at least 10%. 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. At Spending Review 2021, the Government set out that councils in England will receive. 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. Date: 15/07/2021 If you would like GMB to visit your workplace to update you on the pay offer and ballot, please contact your Regional GMB office and we will arrange a date to come to your workplace. A School? By comparison, most council social workers in England are expected to get a 1.75% pay increase for 2021-22, though unions are still in dispute with the National Employers for local government services over their pay offer. On Mileage Allowances, the LGA has agreed to make representation to the HMRC. GMBs National Committees agreed that our claim should include: an increase of no lessthanRPI; a Covid recognition payment, 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. Your GMB regions will now be analysing all the results with their Local Government and School Trade Union Representatives to discuss what happens next. GMB is campaigning for pay rises to be properly funded. FAO: Council, Local Authority and Local Government workers acrossEngland, Wales, & Northern Ireland. 76% of members balloted in consultation over the local government employers' pay offer voted to accept it. 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. Prices are skyrocketing, with inflation about to hit 10%. Some Democrats and federal employee unions have urged lawmakers to adopt a more generous . 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. We asked all members - working in town halls, schools, academies and across local government - who would be affected by the offer, what you thought. I am replying as the Minister responsible for public spending. 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. 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. "Pay from 2021 is being backdated to last April. We have to stop them cutting sick pay. 25 May 2021. An official website of the United States government. maintaining regular contact with their manager and colleagues, avoiding being always on by ensuring that they identify non-working time, contacting the employee assistance programme if they need support, for example, in relation to heightened feelings of anxiety, being aware of the things that can cause them poor wellbeing and the activities and resources that can help to address this, Completion of the outstanding work of the joint Term-Time Only review group. A reduction of the working week to 35 hours with no loss of pay, and a reduction to 34 hours a week in London. Join todaywww.gmb.org.uk/join, Want information about being a GMB Rep in your workplace? Furthermore, the 1.75% increase offered to youth and community workers covering the period from September 2021 to August 2022 has not yet been accepted by Jim Kennedy, national officer for the local authorities sector at Unite, on behalf of youth and community workers. My sincere thanks for taking the trouble to make me aware of these concerns. Thats why GMB submitted the following pay claim this year: Our demand is fair: for a pay award that keeps pace with inflation. 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. Thanks to reps and members who voted, joined us for online meetings, and got the vote out in their workplace! (See table 5.) Become a workplace organiser - stand up to injustice in your workplace! But for others it meant being redeployed like library workers delivering food parcels. The NJC payscales, which are local government payscales resulting from negotiations between the employer and trade union sides of the National Joint Council, have been agreed for the 2020/21 year. Due to pandemic and restricted access to workplaces: 100+people requested socially distanced workplace meetings. Payments will be slightly affected by the national insurance rise. The three big unions - Unison, GMB and Unite - tabled their pay claim for last year on 15 February 2021, which was much later than in previous years, when claims were usually lodged before Christmas. GMB, alongside other unions formally wrote to the employers to lodge an official paydisputefor the 2021/22 pay round. 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. Local government pay scale for support staff Special educational needs Outer London Pay Spines 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. Thank you very much for your letter of 18 October regarding the letter sent by the National Employers for Local Government Services. NJC for Local Government Services Not got a GMB Workplace Organiser yet? 22 Stephenson Way London A pay cut in real terms. 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. 2021 General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay Tables. We would like to thank all members who took the time to vote and for the hard work of all the reps and branches in keeping members informed and working so hard to get the ballot out. "With 55% of local government workers earning below 25,000 per annum, low pay remains a significant issue and this year's settlement must not only protect workers from steep increases to. The increase is 1.75% on all pay points applicable from 01 April 2021. GMB will urge Local Government employers to get back round the table and improve the pay offer or GMB members will have no alternative but to begin preparing for an Industrial Action Campaign for Pay Justice. 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. Local Government workers know they need a proper pay rise and this isnt it. GMBs consultative ballot on the NJC Pay Offer for 2022/23 has now closed. An increase in the Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW) rate to 9.78 per hour. The three main trade unions - Unison, Unite and GMB . your law firm - owned by GMB for GMB members, Updates and advicetailored to your job on our workplace noticeboards, Advice and support to help members and reps, Online and downloadable resources to help you fight for proper protective equipment. Unison head of local government Mike Short said: "The unions tried hard to raise the level of last year's pay offer. Employers will now consider the pay claim ahead of pay negotiations starting. Please see latest agreed Local Government NJC Circulars | GMB. HM Treasury, The detail in the unions' claim cites an RPI figure of 10.7 per cent, which is the current annual forecast for RPI in 2023, published in November 2022 by the Office for Budget Responsibility. 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. (Separate advice is in place for Wales and Northern Ireland). It will affect around 1.5 million employees. Employers need to continue to work with our reps locally. The more people who join GMB, the stronger we can make your work better, Organise a workplace meeting or email us and we will organise one at publicservices@gmb.org.uk. GMB will ask all members in scope of NJC pay to make sure they have their say on pay. GMB Senior reps across Local Authorities, Schools and Academies will be meeting on Wednesday 3rd August 2022. For many, that meant doing their normal jobs in more risky situations for example social workers visiting homes and refuse collectors working in small cabs. GMB will now meet with reps to discuss next steps for a ballot on the offer and if this leads to industrial action, members will have our full support.. By Jessica Hill. 27 October 2021 The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to 9.50 from 1 April 2022. As unions we have also been campaigning for this, as we have seen the impact Covid has had on local authority budgets, and consequently on services and our members jobs and pay. Before any changes to COVID-19 control measures are implemented. 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. It was barely above inflation a year ago. 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. You have more responsibility and stress than ever before, but your pay continues to stagnate. An indicative industrial action ballot has started. Date: 11/01/2021. The NJC pay survey closed in November 2020. The ballot was consultative, so the offer isn't automatically applied. We recognise that local government is facing a range of inflationary pressures including those relating to pay. A joint review of the provisions in the Green Book for maternity / paternity / shared parental / adoption leave. Meanwhile, some councils in London and the East of England are bracing themselves for strike action for a week this month by workers represented by Unite, which told LGC the names of the places where strikes would take place had not yet been finalised. Inflation is running at above 4% and workers have faced 23% real terms pay cut over the last decade. Public sector workers and the people of our country deserve better. Further to recent updates GMB is now able to announce that the 2021 1.75% pay award has finally been agreed by Unison as well as GMB meaning that it can now be paid to you. The unions tried hard to raise the level of last year's pay offer. In 2021, federal employees received a 1.0% across-the-board increase and no adjustment to locality pay. Part-time staff to be given a choice of a pro rata reduction, or retaining the same hours and being paid a higher percentage of FTE, A minimum of 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays and statutory days, for all starting employees, plus an extra day holiday on all other holiday rates that depend on service, An agreement on a best practice national programme of mental health support for all local authorities and school staff, A joint review of job descriptions, routes for career developments and pay banding for school support staff, and completion of the outstanding work of the joint term-time only review group. The OBR forecast nominal earnings would . Hundreds of occupations are covered by this pay offer. - You can download all the campaign materials at the hub. Terms and conditions I welcome the recommendations relating to teachers' terms and conditions. NW1 2HD. Council employees have been offered an improved pay increase which will add 328m to the local government pay bill. 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. At a time of rising inflation, high energy costs and increased mortgage and rent payments our members deserve a fully funded, inflation linked pay rise. I am writing on behalf of the Employers Side of the NJC to respond formally to the Trade Union Sides pay claim. National Secretary, GMB. Despite this, we are continuing to push for the agreement from the other unions in the hope that we can still get this paid and March and will update you very shortly with an update. "Local Government Employers refused to jointly make representation with the unions to the Chancellor on pay, which is frankly disgraceful. . 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. Because of the employers refusal to increase the offer, coupled with the increase in National Insurance contributions which is due on 1st April 2022, we have pushed for the offer to be agreed in order to ensure that members get the back pay in March as opposed to losing some in extra tax by paying this in April. The public deserve better too. 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. 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. Visit our, Council employees set to lose part of pay rise. 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. GMBs priority is to make sure your workplace is safe so please do get in touch if you are worried about lack of safety measures at work - publicservices@gmb.org.uk, 2. GMB Union is calling on you to urgently address this pressing matter and offer financial support to protect jobs and services. Council employees pay offer announced IN GMB ALL MEMBERS HAVE A SAY ON THEIR PAY SO MAKE SURE DETAILS ARE UP TO DATE, GMB 2020, all rights reserved Posted incouncil and school staffNJC payPay up now NJC Resources Resources 22/02/2023. The Low Pay Commission's recommendations set. EmailPublicServices@gmb.org.uk. The Government continues to work closely with the sector to understand the pressures that local authorities are facing across their services. The other union in the negotiations, Unite, do not conclude their ballot until 21st February. I shall continue to keep you informed of developments. The NJC pay survey closed in November 2020. Set against this context, the Employers offer of a 1.5% offer is not enough. Having delivered our ballot in January, it has been frustrating waiting for news from the other unions knowing that any payment made after March will be subject to higher National Insurance costs as a result of the increase due on 1stApril. A Council? You can download all the campaign materials at the hub. We know how disappointed members will be of this disregard particularly at a time when our members are working so hard fighting this pandemic. Email your local councillors asking them to lobby Government for proper funding for Local Government and School. Read the entire letter below: GMB will be running briefings on the offer and our pay campaign for reps and members. Working across communities and delivering some of the most important public services should be properly remunerated and instead years of underfunding, pay freezes and pay cuts has resulted in one third of Local Government workers being paid the National Living Wage. GMB Members have voted to reject the 1.75% pay offer set out by the NJC employers. 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. 2 Marsham Street 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. GMB alongside sister unions have written to the employers setting out our disappointment and seeking reasons of this U-turn. Story updated 27 May 2021. So what's next? [1] GMB CoronavirusHub resources can be found at here. FAO: Members in England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. Public service pensions increase . GMB is clear. (additional copies for HR Director and Finance Director) Email your local councillors asking them to lobby Government for proper funding for Local Government, Councils and Schools. Pay is ultimately an issue for local councils, and it is the responsibility of employers to make an assessment on what is affordable within the overall available resources. Update your details every GMB member will get their vote make sure your details are up to date. Councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland say they need a fair funding settlement from Government to survive. If you require more information about this, please contact your local rep of GMB branch. The joint union NJC Pay Claim for 2022 has now been submitted to employers for their consideration. 2021: One-year pay freeze, excluding NHS staff and workers earning below 24,000 In an announcement on Monday, the Treasury said the chancellor would use his forthcoming Budget to say "the. All risk assessments will need to updated and there are previous circulars covering this which can be found online. Each council takes into account a number of factors such as job size and local labour market conditions when deciding an employees salary. Update your details every GMB member will get their vote make sure your details are up to date. Under the claim, the pay of the lowest paid workers would go above 10 per hour - lifting them above the real living wage of 9.50 per hour (outside London). Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 1.50% from 1 April 2021. GMB are meeting with NJC Unions to agree the full staff side pay claim. We are now entering into talks to make a collective pay claim for 2021-22 for all members in local government, and to do that, we need to hear from you: Members! GMB really appreciates your incredible efforts and we wish you and your families a safe festive period. This pay offer does not apply to council chief executives, senior officers, teachers or firefighters, who are covered by separate national pay arrangements. The claim was for a 10% pay increase for local government workers. 1. There are no nationally determined jobs or pay grades in local government, unlike in other parts of the public sector.-ENDS-, Local Government Association company number 11177145, Membership and services for councils and councillors, LGA principal advisers and regional teams, Licences, regulations and trading standards, A substantial increase with a minimum of 10% on all spinal column points, Introduction of a homeworking allowance for all staff who are working from home, A national minimum agreement on homeworking policies for all councils, A reduction of the working week to 35 hours with no loss of pay, and a reduction to 34 hours a week in London. Further to recent updates, we wanted to keep you informed as to developments in the 2021 pay offer. Taxes for the NHS and social care should be raised from other sources better able to pay. National Secretary Your letter has been passed to HM Treasury. "Pay from 2021 is being backdated to last April. Published 28 February 2022. Three local government unions have today (Monday) submitted a pay claim for 2021/22, which they say begin s to redress a decade of cuts and recognise s the key role played in the pandemic by school and council staff. "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. Workers across Local Authorities, Schools and Academies deserve better. 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. 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 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. Work in a Local Authority? 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. However, as the results have been broken down by local authority, it has taken some time to analyse these which is necessary to understand the strength of feeling in different parts of the country. GMB will meet with sister unions tomorrow and have arranged a GMB senior reps of the GMB Local Government and Schools Committees to discuss the final pay offer on Tuesday 10th August 2021. Further details of pay scales will be issued shortly. Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 1.50 per cent from 1 April 2021. The NJC payscales, which are local government payscales resulting from negotiations between the employer and trade union sides of the National Joint Council, have been agreed for the 2021/22 year. In making . The dispute between unions and councils comes as National Insurance payments are set to rise from next April, with the UK. By Jim Dunton. Otherwise, local government and education employees will quit for sectors paying better rates.". This means all members will now get a vote to decide on whether to take strike action to stop these pay cuts. We are asking councillors to debate and sign this model motion for councils. An Academy? 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 delay in getting the pay rise out to employees is being blamed on union procedures. Circular 09/2021 FEMPI Pay Restoration 1 July 2021. Make sure you get your ballot paper and vote if you have not received your ballot paper, please contact your local GMB Region or Branch Office, Tuesday 10th August 2021 A substantial pay increase with a minimum of 10% for all workers in local government and schools! The real problem is the impact of the rise in the long term. The employer has since considered this and increased it by 0.25% to 1.75%. Whilst voting in this ballot was set against an unprecedented time with members fighting Covid-19 and keeping communities' safe turnout was the best it could be under these circumstances. If you and your colleagues want a GMB campaign in your workplace to improve your terms and conditions, pleasecontactyour local GMB Representative. Funding of 64.5 million will be committed to ensure adult social care workers will be paid at least the Real Living Wage from May 2021, backdated to April 2021. The total public sector pay bill was around 235 billion in the 2021/22 financial year - with central government pay (which includes UK government departments, parliament, most public bodies and the devolved administrations) costing about 165 billion and local government about 70 billion. GMB and the other trade unions with members affected will be meeting once all ballots close and discuss next steps. GMB have 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. This would be payable from 1 April 2021. Once we have these, we will be able to update you further. About 5.7 million people are employed in the public sector in the UK. Scottish authorities are to receive an extra 100m funding in a last-minute addition to Holyrood's Budget. 67% of GMB members voted in favour of the employers pay offer. Payments will be slightly affected by the national insurance rise. 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. Three quarters of GMB members balloted (75%) have voted to reject the pay offer. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. 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. PRESS RELEASE: 14 MAY 2021 A member consultation will be issued in the coming weeks for you to complete to ensure you have your say on your pay. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Look out for more details soon. The success of busting the pay freeze was down to members coming together to take an active role in campaigning for pay justice and we need your help again in achieving this. This equates to 10.50% for SCP1 and no less than 4.04% for SCP43. Click here to email your councillors. "For the lowest paid (currently earning 20,441 per annum), the offer equates to an increase of 9.42. Now they are being told by Local Government employers all they deserve is a pay cut. The Government has urged everyone in England, from next Monday 13 December, to work at home where possible. GMB members working in local government and school & academies that follow National Joint Council (NJC Green Book) pay, terms and conditions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have received a pay offer today. 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.
