We will soon start a consultation of all our members across North Yorkshire who are covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government to seek your views on the final offer in respect of the 2020 pay award, which was due on 1 April 2020.
UNISON’s national joint council (NJC) committee met on 5 June, to consider feedback from regions and decide on next steps in the NJC pay negotiation process.
The Local Government Association has made it clear that it will not approach the UK government to request any further money for local government pay.
The committee therefore agreed to launch a full consultation of UNISON members on the final pay offer:
- a 2.75% pay increase;
- a one-day increase in the Green Book minimum level of annual leave;
- joint work on mental health.
The committee had a long and detailed discussion about the pros and cons of the final offer in the current situation.
It is clear that the offer falls well short of what members need and deserve.
However, the committee also believes that we have reached the end of our discussions with the employers and so this is the best pay offer achievable by negotiation. After further consideration, the committee also decided that it would not make a recommendation that members should accept or reject the pay offer.
We will start to send out the consultation pack by post and email during week commencing Monday 22 June. We urge members to respond and let us know what you think.
