23 April 2025The national employers have now considered the claim by the trade unions in respect of this year’s pay claim. They have made the following offer:
A 3.2% increase on all scale points with effect from 1 April 2025
The deletion of scale point 2 from the pay scale with effect from 1 April 2026
The other elements of the claim, namely the phased approach to achieving a minimum of £15 per hour within two years, an additional day annual leave and a reduction in the working week of 2 hours with no loss of pay are all rejected.
The national employers have also said that once the three year funding review for local government is known shortly, this could give them the freedom to negotiate a multi-year deal for future years.
The next steps are that the unions take the offer away for consideration by their members. They have been requested to respond as quickly as possible and to coordinate their replies.
