NHS Pay Increase

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Does anyone when this will be paid from? I know it’s being backdated to April but will it be in Augusts pay?

Thanks

I doubt it will be in August pay - the cut off date for payroll is next week and I doubt they can get it organised for then. Last year I think they announced it a bit earlier and we still didn't get it it until Sept, with the backdated amount in October so I would assume it will be similar this year.

We have been advised October

Thank you!

We have been told likely September. I'm pretty sure it was September last time

I was just trying to work out my pay rise this morning, based on an August payment - I will have to do my sums again.

It's usually September.

Crazy we have to wait until then but at least we get a chunk of backdated pay. I'd just rather it was in my account than theirs

I've never been good with numbers, so a question if I may, @DilemmaDelilah , is it 5.5% of your take home pay?

Can't wait to lose it on extra pension %, and extra student loan payments on the month we get the backdated pay.

Just love it when they take pension arrears which swallow up half the payment

@dudsville no it is 5.5% of your pay before tax, pension, national insurance etc. So if you add 5.5% onto your pay, divide it by 12 (for monthly pay) and then go onto one of the take home pay calculator sites that will calculate how much your new monthly pay will be. Remember to include your pension payment in as well, mine is around 6.5% I think. The amount will be different for the first month it is paid though as you will be taxed on your back pay - I just took 20% off the extra pay per month and then just added the extra minus the tax times the number of back paid months on to my new monthly pay - but I'm not sure if there needs to be extra NI and pension payment to come out of that as well. Hopefully somebody with more knowledge than me will be able to help with that?

So no - it's not an extra 5.5% on top of your take home pay. It has tax, national insurance and pension contributions to come out of it before you get any extra.

My Trust is usually quick with any pay rises so I'm expecting this in September's pay.

Thanks@DilemmaDelilah, I'll crunch the numbers tomorrow with your ideas. It's just nice to have a rough figure, but I asked because I did the 5.5 on my take home and thought it couldn't possibly be right.

Well take home pay will be about 5.5% more than it is now, assuming you stay in the same pension bracket.

Usually October for us.

Some changes to increment steps were also recommended. New intermediate step for band 8's after 2 years

Yes, I saw that today - doesn't affect me yet but I think it's a good change

So, I've spent a lot of time today learning how to calculate a pay stub. I'm not confdent with numbers, but I stick with it, then I used an online calculator to check my work. The 5.5% increase, for me, is a 2.4% increase in take home pay. Nothing to get excited about, but I'm especially glad for the pension - I'll be paying a considerable addition to that and the reward will be worth it.