You will be aware that for some time now there have been ongoing negotiations and subsequent industrial action in relation to the 2014 NJC pay award.

Due to the delays this has inadvertently turned into the 2015 pay award!

There was going to be a strike in mid October until the Government put a revised consultation on the table. Agreement has now finally been reached.

You will be aware that for some time now there have been ongoing negotiations and subsequent industrial action in relation to the 2014 NJC pay award.

Due to the delays this has inadvertently turned into the 2015 pay award!

There was going to be a strike in mid October until the Government put a revised consultation on the table. Agreement has now finally been reached.

So for schools and academies who apply NJC pay scales(as well as other areas of local government), here’s a brief summary:

Non-consolidated payments for employees on points 5 to 7 of £325 are due in December 2014.

Non –consolidated payments for employees on points 8 to 10 of £150 are due in December 2014.

Non – consolidated payments for employees on points 11 to 49 of £100 are also due in December 2014.

Further non – consolidated payments are due in April 2015 of smaller amounts for scale points 26 to 49. To make life “easy” every one of the latter are different amounts.

The Non-consolidated payments are one off payments but subject to tax.  They are not tax free.

The pay scales themselves will in due course be published on line but you need to be aware that the they come into effect from 1 January 2015.

Scale point 5 will be deleted from 1 October 2015.  Any employees on this will progress to point 6 from that date.

As you might expect, there are rules to follow –

Technical issues related to the non-consolidated payments
1. The payments are subject to the normal tax and national insurance requirements and are pensionable

2. The payments should be paid only to those employees who are in post on 1 December 2014. The payments are not ‘back pay’, so should not be paid to any employees who leave employment before 1 December

3. The payments should be paid on a pro-rated basis according to each council’s established procedure for remunerating part-time employees

4. The payments should be paid to employees on SCPs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 as indicated regardless of whether councils are already applying some form of Living Wage supplement

5. The payments should be paid to those on maternity leave whether in the paid or unpaid period at full rate (subject to appropriate pro-rating)

6. The payments should be paid to those on long-term sickness absence (even if on nil pay)

7. The payments should be paid at the relevant rate based on the current SCP at 1 December 2014, eg. an employee on SCP7 acting up to SCP12 should get the payment that applies to SCP12

8. The payments should be paid to those on adoption leave and parental leave

9. The payments should not be paid to employees on a career break at 1 December 2014

10. The payments do not apply to employees who are being paid above SCP49

11. If an employee has more than one contract, the payments should be paid pro-rata on each contract

12. Subject to any other exclusions, the payments should be paid to all employees whose pay is set in accordance with NJC for Local Government Services pay arrangements, regardless of whether they are on permanent or temporary contracts