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. However, the Government recognises that inflation is higher than it was when these budgets were set and is committed to supporting councils to deliver high-quality public services. 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 . GMB is campaigning for pay rises to be properly funded. 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 pay negotiations will also be influenced by shifting government policy. HB14 also provides a $2-per-hour shift differential . Terms and conditions I welcome the recommendations relating to teachers' terms and conditions. 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. 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. 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. In the recent GMB 2022/23 pay consultation, 67% of members voted to accept the pay offer. Pay award 2021/22 and 2022/23 - Local Government Association 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. 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. NW1 2HD. 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. The employers are assessing their position on this, and we are expecting a response on this shortly. GMB is disappointed that the pay offer doesnt reflect the pay claim and have made strong representation to your employers for months that the pay offer falls short of expectations. This includes: The latest NJC circular focuses on the Governments announcement on working from home across England only. 67% of GMB members voted in favour of the employers pay offer. A national minimum agreement on homeworking policies for all councils. GMBwill meet with the other recognised unions (Unison & Unite) on Tuesday 1st November 2022 and notify them and the employers of our result. This is an important early response to the recent . The Debt Ceiling in 2023: An In-Depth Analysis of Government Debt This could either mean continuing to seek further talks with the employers or moving to an Industrial Action Ballot campaign. Local government employees will lose some of their backdated 2021 pay rise - because "protracted" union tactics mean it will be subject to April's national insurance increase. 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. Budget 2021: Public sector workers set for pay rise, says Sunak Over the last year GMB members working in councils, local authorities and local government have shown how indispensable you are. The Government continues to work closely with the sector to understand the pressures that local authorities are facing across their services. 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. Public sector pay - House of Commons Library We would like to apologise for the delay in sending this out considering that the ballot closed on 13th December. 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. Public service pensions increase: 2022. 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. Thanks to reps and members who voted, joined us for online meetings, and got the vote out in their workplace! Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, local government and council workers have kept 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. 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. Recruit a member - Strength in numbers! 27 October 2021 The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to 9.50 from 1 April 2022. To discuss pay and to build support for the pay rise. Large minimum wage increase to boost low-paid workers' incomes 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. 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. In full, the increases from April 1 2021 are: National Living Wage (23+) has increased 2.2%, from 8.72 to 8.91 National Minimum Wage (21-22) has increased 2%, from 8.20 to 8.36 National. GMB members who completed surveys, alsoindicatedother key issues of importance this year. I shall continue to keep you informed of developments. Further details of pay scales will be issued shortly. Local authorities were required to accommodate potential public sector pay awards in this year's budget planning following the 176m cash increase in the local government settlement provided by Welsh Government for 2021-22. Organise a meeting to discuss pay and to build support for the pay rise using our campaign resources. At Spending Review 2021, the Government set out that councils in England will receive. Its time to make work better. Taxes for the NHS and social care should be raised from other sources better able to pay. 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. Local Governmentand Building Safety Department From school support staff to refuse workers, from town hall workers to social workers. An Academy? Full time (20hr+/week) 14.57 per month, Part time: (20hr-/week) 8.40 per month, If you work term-time hours only, you might be eligible to pay the part-time membership rate, so ask your region. Published 28 February 2022. The rate peg | IPART Local government pay - the National Joint Council (NJC) We recognise that local government is facing a range of inflationary pressures including those relating to pay. GMB senior reps across Local Government, Councils and Schools met today (10/08/21) to discuss the Local Government pay offer. The more people who join GMB, the stronger we are! c/o UNISON Centre FAO: England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. This will help us build a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy. 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 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. A joint review of the provisions in the Green Book for maternity / paternity / shared parental / adoption leave. About 5.7 million people are employed in the public sector in the UK. An increase in the Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW) rate to 9.78 per hour. You have more responsibility and stress than ever before, but your pay continues to stagnate. 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. The 2023-24 rate peg also includes an adjustment for the change in the superannuation guarantee in 2021-22. . 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. Since then, we have received news that of the other unions, Unisons members in England and Wales also rejected the offer but as their ballot turnout was a low turnout, they also have no ability to progress the issue via any form of industrial action. The delay in getting the pay rise out to employees is being blamed on union procedures. Are you the sort of person who cant sit and do nothing when you can see injustice or something wrong? The Government is continuing to support businesses with their energy costs through its generous package of support. There was also a separate conditions claim. GMB continues to press the Local Government employers to get back round the table and improve the pay offer. Sadly, although GMB were willing to ensure that you received the money as soon as possible, this view has not been supported by the other unions. The National Joint Council negotiates the pay, terms and conditions of staff in local authorities. 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 the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022, the Chancellor announced an historic increase in funding for social care, making available an additional 2.8 billion in 2023-24 and 4.7 billion in 2024-25. For too long the people who are at the heart of our communities have been failed by their employers. 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. The National Employers share councils frustration that the unions actions mean that, six months after the full and final offer was made, employees are unlikely to receive the monies due to them before the increase to national insurance contributions comes into effect in April, she said. 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 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. Circular 09/2021 FEMPI Pay Restoration 1 July 2021. 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. 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. 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. 3. The claim was for a 10% pay increase for local government workers. If you require more information about this, please contact your local rep of GMB branch. 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 communicated the clear strength of feeling among local government, council and school workers about how disappointed and angry people are and why members have rejected the plans for pay cuts. 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 22 Stephenson Way London Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for I am replying as the Minister responsible for public spending. Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP 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. A member consultation will be issued in the coming weeks for you to complete to ensure you have your say on your pay. A one-off COVID-19 recognition payment that covers all NJC workers, Introduction of a homeworking allowance for all staff who are working from home, The introduction of a school support staff retention payment scheme, supported by Green Book guidance. 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 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. "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 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. Some Democrats and federal employee unions have urged lawmakers to adopt a more generous . Taxes for the NHS and social care should be raised from other sources better able to pay. . GMB alongside sister unions have written to the employers setting out our disappointment and seeking reasons of this U-turn. Local Government Chronicle (LGC) News, comment and analysis on local government, plus jobs in the sector. 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. 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. 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 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. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. So what's next? 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 National Employers have today made the following one-year offer to the unions representing the main local government NJC workforce: The employers have also proposed that the NJC begins immediate exploratory discussions on three other elements of the claim, as follows: However, there was no support from councils for the offer to include thee other elements of the unions claim, therefore the employers have rejected the following: The employers also rejected the element of the claim that seeks, a joint review of job descriptions, routes for career developments and pay banding for school support staff as these are matters entirely for local determination rather than by the NJC. 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. Those discussions have now started for pay in 2021/22. If approved, the proposed raises, coupled with those provided during the past few fiscal years, mean that the average county employee will have received a 29.1% pay raise since April 2021. We will start our consultative ballot in November. Millions get pay rise from today as National Living Wage and National Unions reject 'insulting' pay offer for council social workers 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. The offer came despite the 2021-2022 public-sector pay freeze set out by chancellor Rishi . Policy paper. Unions call for a 'substantial' pay rise for council and school workers We will inform the employers of the result and are awaiting the outcome of the ballots of our sister unions. It is not acceptable that Government is failing in its responsibility to ensure sufficient funding for vital public services and that its failure to do so may potentially mean that merely ensuring compliance with the NLW, could result in job losses and cuts to public services. Keeping you up to date and in touch on GMB issues that matter to you. 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. Millions of British public sector workers to be offered 5% pay 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. 20 January 2022. We believe local government employees should be paid fairly, which is why we work together to negotiate better pay with employers. The National Employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of local authorities, made the offer to unions today. STATE OF ALASKA: STATE OF HAWAII: U.S. Office of Personnel . Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 1.50% from 1 April 2021. Unisons ballot result for Northern Ireland is not due until Thursday 10th 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 NJC pay survey closed in November 2020. Wed 21 Jul 2021 04.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 23 Jul 2021 06.45 EDT However, in a letter recently received on 18th May, 2020 the LGA Board made up of councillors have informed us they will not be approaching the government for any more resources to award to employees in recognition of their response to the COVID-19 emergency. Notes to editors 2021 General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay Tables. The government's '3% pay rise' is a cut in real terms for nurses Further to recent updates, we wanted to keep you informed as to developments in the 2021 pay offer. Fry Building GMBs consultative ballot on the NJC Pay Offer for 2022/23 has now closed. Unison members also voted to accept the offer. 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. Also, keep any eye on the following link where regular updates will be posted GMB Workplace Noticeboards. The results are in. 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. Young people and apprentices on the National Minimum Wage will also see a boost to their wages. National Secretary Unite to stage targeted industrial action as council workers express Following the pay offer which falls short of our pay claim we need a much stronger message to government, so we have written to the employers calling specifically for them to join us and call for more funding for local government pay. As Government departments now face being tasked with identifying efficiency savings, GMB cannot express strongly enough how unacceptable further cuts would be. 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. Employers will now consider the pay claim ahead of pay negotiations starting. Local Government employers have only tabled a 1.75% pay offer. 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. GMB really appreciates your incredible efforts and we wish you and your families a safe festive period. An indicative industrial action ballot has started. 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! This bulletin is available as a flyer to post in your workplace: You can download all the Pay Justice Now campaign materials you need at the Pay Justice Campaign Hub! Become a workplace organiser - step up to be your work colleagues voice in your workplace! We represent over 500,000 working people. Contact GMB National Office or your GMB Region. It sets out the parameters for pay increases for staff pay remits and senior appointments and applies to public bodies with settlement dates in the year between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 (inclusive). It agrees an annual uplift to the national pay spine, on which each individual council decides where to place its employees. 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. General Schedule - U.S. Office of Personnel Management GMB is campaigning for pay to be properly funded. 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. Jon Richards, Rehana Azam, Jim Kennedy However, the turnout did not meet the legal threshold required to take industrial action on a national level although a number of branches across the country have demonstrated the level of support which does give us a range of options to escalate the dispute if further talks are not successful. Your participation really matters. GMB Union negotiates pay for hundreds of thousands of workers in local government and schools. SW1P 4DF, Sent by email: ministerial.correspondence@levellingup.gov.uk. A pay ballot on the offer will start soon. In 2021, federal employees received a 1.0% across-the-board increase and no adjustment to locality pay. Read the entire letter below: GMB will be running briefings on the offer and our pay campaign for reps and members. 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 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.
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