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£1925 per year

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PupInAPram · 02/11/2022 17:51

If you are covered by the njc pay award (local authority, school support staff etc) you will get £1925 per year pay rise, backdated to April 2022. It's flat rate for everyone (although obviously pro rata for part time). I'm in a school and we will get ours in November pay. It's going to be a massive help.

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Be5h · 21/01/2023 11:38

I currently work for local government and have not received the back pay I work 30 hours a week how would I calculate what I'm owed back? Thanks

tdgriffin · 24/01/2023 12:03

The School I work at does not follow the NJC or have salary scales nor follows local Government pay policy. How would any increase work for us? We are an academy, does this leave us support staff rudderless. I know a few support staff have Unison membership

CornishG · 30/01/2023 18:25

Well found out today we are not getting any of the £1925 that should be due to us. The new MAT we have joined are paying their staff the extra money back dated to September but we get nothing! How can that be fair.

tdgriffin · 01/02/2023 08:56

Find out if any support staff are members of Unison, and they can ask.

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samsam123 · 25/02/2023 14:31

I work for Bucks cc who follow their own pay scale which meant we didnt get £1925 last year, will be very interested to see if we get a decent raise this April. Not holding my breath.

MrsRickAstley · 25/02/2023 14:53

Staffordshire received the increase in November

wizbit93 · 25/02/2023 15:30

samsam123 · 25/02/2023 14:31

I work for Bucks cc who follow their own pay scale which meant we didnt get £1925 last year, will be very interested to see if we get a decent raise this April. Not holding my breath.

Me too. There was a consultation on it which I believe finished last week. The suggestion is 5%, so it's better than last year!

Hippywannabe · 26/02/2023 10:41

PupInAPram · 25/02/2023 11:37

Is that a further £1925 or the one that we have already had?

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PupInAPram · 26/02/2023 10:49

@Hippywannabe it's the offer made by the employers side to the njc, or the national committee negotiating with them, comprised of GMB, Unison and Unite I think. I think what happens next is that unions consult with their members to see if they accept it. So yes, £1925 has been offered for the njc pay award for 2023-24.

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Hippywannabe · 26/02/2023 11:24

PupInAPram · 26/02/2023 10:49

@Hippywannabe it's the offer made by the employers side to the njc, or the national committee negotiating with them, comprised of GMB, Unison and Unite I think. I think what happens next is that unions consult with their members to see if they accept it. So yes, £1925 has been offered for the njc pay award for 2023-24.

Surely it can't be on top of the one we have alreday had though?
That would be neay £4000 in 2 years!

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PupInAPram · 26/02/2023 11:33

@Hippywannabe click the link. It seems they are. If you look on the GMB website it confirms it. £1925 per year for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 has been offered. I mean, it does seem very generous for everyone towards the lower end of the pay scales, but it's there in black and white.

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slamfightbrightlight · 26/02/2023 11:36

Our chief exec doesn’t seem convinced the unions will go for it.

They’re also talking about fire and rehire over some t&c changes that the unions haven’t reached agreement on. Going to be an interesting year in local govt.

LibbyL92 · 26/02/2023 11:51

slamfightbrightlight · 26/02/2023 11:36

Our chief exec doesn’t seem convinced the unions will go for it.

They’re also talking about fire and rehire over some t&c changes that the unions haven’t reached agreement on. Going to be an interesting year in local govt.

How does fire and rehire work?
you get fired and re appointed but under a different contract with different pay ect.

MrsRickAstley · 26/02/2023 12:03

Surely if one pay increase has been offered, we won't get a further ??

MrsRickAstley · 26/02/2023 12:03

*And received

RockyOfTheRovers · 26/02/2023 12:06

Hippywannabe · 26/02/2023 11:24

Surely it can't be on top of the one we have alreday had though?
That would be neay £4000 in 2 years!

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It’s only £1925 for full time staff on year round contracts. If you’re in a school on a term time only part time contract, the money you’ll actually see is much less. For lunch staff, it’s probably around £300 per year. And as they’re not giving the schools extra money to pay it, you may well have your hours cut anyway, while still being expected to complete all the same work.

slamfightbrightlight · 26/02/2023 12:23

LibbyL92 · 26/02/2023 11:51

How does fire and rehire work?
you get fired and re appointed but under a different contract with different pay ect.

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I’m assuming pay will remain in line with NJC but the t&cs regarding overtime payments etc which are the current sticking points will form part of the new contract.

ChristmasCakeAndStilton · 26/02/2023 12:27

MrsRickAstley · 26/02/2023 12:03

Surely if one pay increase has been offered, we won't get a further ??

Why ever not? Some of those payscales are woefully low, and they are struggling to recruit into some roles that have seen below inflation payrises for years and years. These pay increases are needed to bring the roles back in line with industry so people will actually apply for the vacancies.

MrsRickAstley · 26/02/2023 12:29

@ChristmasCakeAndStilton it just seems unbelievable that it would actually happen. It would make a world of difference to me.

Overthebow · 27/02/2023 11:03

Good I really hope this happens. The spotlight is always on teachers but it’s the support staff who are massively underpaid and need the rises.

LibbyL92 · 04/04/2023 20:44

Hey everyone,

there seems to be another ballot coming out way in May.

can somebody explain what this means and what it’s actually for?

thanks!

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PupInAPram · 05/04/2023 05:52

@LibbyL92 the ballots are for members of Unite, Unison and GMB (collectively these unions form the njc) to see if members want to accept the £1925 offer or reject it and vote for possible strike action. As far as I can see, all 3 unions are advising members to reject the offer on the basis that it's not good enough for staff on the upper levels of the pay scale (as a percentage rise).

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redspottedmug · 05/04/2023 07:08

Is the £1925 guaranteed regardless of the ballot?

The upper pay scale is currently right on the cusp of the higher rate tax band and the £1925 will tip it over, so the actual % increase will be virtually worthless.

(I do agree with flat rate, but it does rankle when there is a further 'reduction' for those in the top grades)

LibbyL92 · 05/04/2023 08:07

redspottedmug · 05/04/2023 07:08

Is the £1925 guaranteed regardless of the ballot?

The upper pay scale is currently right on the cusp of the higher rate tax band and the £1925 will tip it over, so the actual % increase will be virtually worthless.

(I do agree with flat rate, but it does rankle when there is a further 'reduction' for those in the top grades)

my union called me to tell me to look out for the ballot papers in post (huge cock up last time)

I asked if it way for extra pay and he basically said it’ll be a pay cut.

I was in really busy and couldn’t really talk to ask more questions.

Thanks. So probably best to reject?