Nhs worker-why have I had a pay rise?

[Beanybye]

I’m off sick at the moment, don’t want to contact and colleagues to ask but I’ve had an extra £170 in this months pay. Can anyone explain why please? I will ask google too but thought I’d try here first! I’m band 5, 23 hrs per week. Many thanks.

Is it your annual increment? New financial year?

Are you at the top of your pay band? There's been a pay rise but people at the top of their bands have had a one off payment

Apologies not increment... it’s the 1% April increase I believe?

There's no way that's a pay rise - far too much!

I am at the top of my banding. So it’s a one off £170 and next months pay will be back to normal?

New financial year - tax thresholds have changed?

Remember your tax free allowance has gone up to £12500 which will boost it a bit as well (not by that much, obviously).

Ffsnosexallowed yes you’re right, I didn’t word that correctly, I should have said ‘over payment’. Wish it was a pay rise though!

Check your payslip - can you see where the difference is?

Yeah 😊

It's a one off payment for being at the top of your band. Your pay will be back to normal next month. Everyone at the top of their banding got a one off payment. Google it

NHS staff here. We got a one off 1.1% payment in April's pay as part of the agreed 3 year pay deal. Only if we top of bands though. My actual pay rise amounted to about £20 a month.

There has been a readjusting of pay points on the bandings I believe, the pay deal was a bad deal long term but does have some good short term boosts to some people’s pay. I got the same extra this month and I am not at the top of my band. Google the pay points, they are different now.

Thanks everyone.

I had the best pay check I ever had. Top band 5. I think it's to do with the pay deal that we had last year.

I read that everyone at the top of their band on 31 March got this one off payment. I was at the top of a band 3 on 31 March but started a new job on the bottom of a band 4 on 1 April. I didn't receive this one off payment. Is this correct? Tried to contact payroll but its virtually impossible at my Trust!

Interesting! I also got an ‘overpayment’ of around £150. I figured it was a mistake, so put it in a savings account to gain interest until they asked for it back...