UNISON Rotherham Local Government

Pay News - New Offer

The Employers’ Side met yesterday and agreed to increase their offer to a final offer in settlement of our 2009 pay claim as follows:

• Pay
  
  From 1 April 2009 an increase of 1.25% on SCPs 4 to 10 inclusive
  
  From 1 April 2009 an increase of 1.00% on SCPs 11 to 49 inclusive
  
  
• Annual Leave
  
  From 1 April 2009, an increase from 20 to 21 days in minimum annual leave for employees with less than five years’ service.
  
  The National Agreement Part 2 Para 7.2 would therefore be amended to read as follows, with effect from 1 April 2009:
  
  7.2 Annual Leave
  The minimum paid annual leave entitlement is twenty one days with a further four days after five years of continuous service. The entitlement as expressed applies to five day working patterns. For alternative working patterns an equivalent leave entitlement should be calculated.
  
  
• Joint Statement on Best Practice in Handling Redundancies
  
  By 1 December 2009, the NJC will produce joint guidance on best practice in handling redundancies.

Unison is consulting it's members on the offer with a recommendation to accept as the best achievable through negotiation.

The branch will announce the method of consultation as soon as arrangements are in place.