As part of its core service, East Midlands Councils provides advice to its member authorities on the national conditions of service for employees within the Local Government Services negotiating body, i.e. those covered by the Green Book conditions of service.
A copy of the Green Book is available to local authorities via the LGE website.
Pay Offer 2012/13
The National Employers have this morning (28 Feb) formally responded to the unions' request to refer pay to arbitration. Please see attached letter. Messenger to Unions re ACAS 28Feb12. The Trade Union Side is meeting (29 Feb) tomorrow to consider its next steps.
The National Employers have this morning (23 Feb) met with the local government trade unions and formally responded to their pay claim by informing them that there will be no pay offer for 2012/13. Attached for your information is a circular to all local authority Chf Execs (including copies of the letter to the Trade Union National Officers and the LGA's Press Release). Letter to Chief Execs - 23 Feb 2012
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday 2012 - NJC Circular
The Government has announced that there will be an additional bank holiday to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Circular NJC Diamond Jubilee 2012
Localism Act: Pay Policy Statements - Guidance for Chief Executives
Further to the JNC's initial guidance (dated 25 Nov 11), please find attached Supplementary Note No 1 that deals with a few issues that have been raised by local authorities Developments at National Level on Pay for Local Government Services Employees for 2011/2012 Pay Policy Supplementary - 12 Jan
Further to the JNC's initial guidance (dated 25 Nov 11) and Supplementary Note No 1 (dated 12 Jan), please find attached Supplementary Note No 2 that deals with Pay multiple: where it should be published, Pay multiple: no requirement to publish a target, Pay multiple: calculating the average, Tax avoidance, Definition of Chief Officer Pay Policy Supplementary Part 2 - 1 March 12
The Employers' Side of the NJC for Local Government Services (Green Book) staff have today (28.10.11) received a claim from the joint trade unions in relation to pay for 2012. Please see the claim below: TU Pay Claim 28 Oct 11
The LGS Employers have today (17.2.11) informed the local government trade unions that they will not be in a position to make any pay offer for 2011/2012. Please see below Circular and Options paper.
Emp Circ 17 Feb 11
Options Paper Nov 10
Developments at National Level on Pay for Local Government Services Employees for 2010
The national Employers are not offering a pay award to Local Government Services employees for 2010. A further letter has been sent to the Trade Union Side reaffirming their position that they are unable to make any pay offer for 2010/11 - LGS Pay Update 27May10.doc
Following discussions with CLG and Treasury, the Local Government Employers have produced the attached circular which clarifies the intention of the Government's policy on public sector pay and its implications for local government. 8 July 2010 Pay Policy 2010
The most recent national circular relating to Local Government Services employees is LGS Pay Circular 2009-10
At a meeting on 13th October of the LGS NJC, the Trade Union Side submitted the attached pay claim for 2011/12. The headline claim is for "an increase of at least £250 on all spinal column points." We calculate that meeting the claim would increase the NJC paybill by about £265m or 1.23% (by comparison, implementing the Government's public sector pay policy of awarding £250 to all employees earning less than £21,000 per annum would increase the paybill by about £170m or 0.79%). The Employers' Side informed the unions that they would be consulting authorities in the coming months. LGE will be liaising with colleagues in the Regional Employer Organisations on the process of consultation and authorities will be advised accordingly in due course.TU PAy Claim - 13 Oct 2010
National Car Allowance Rates
The current NJC car allowance rates are as set out in the circular dated 13th November 2009, which takes account of the amendments to the VAT rates. National Care Allowance rates 2009 (revised Jan 2010)
Please find attached letter that has this morning (20th October 2010) been sent to the National Trade Union Secretaries informing them that the Employers have decided that the 2011 technical report (that recommends NJC mileage rates to apply from 1 April each year) should not be commissioned at this stage and that the current 2010 mileage rates should continue to apply (if necessary beyond 1 April 2011) until such time as the NJC agrees an alternative method of recompense. 2011 Car Rates letter to TUs
Job Evaluation
East Midlands Councils provides a network on job evaluation for officers in local authorities to provide support, expert guidance and sharing of good practice and experience. For further information, contact the Local Government Services team on 01664 502 620. The network is free to attend for member organisations. Support with job evaluation to individual councils and fire services can be provided through East Midlands Councils on a consultancy basis. Contact the Local Government Services team for more details.
TU Pay Claim 28 Oct 11