National Joint Council for local government services
Employers’ Secretary
Naomi Cooke
Address for correspondence
Local Government Association
18 Smith Square
London SW1P 3HZ
Tel: 020 7664 3000
[email protected]
Trade Union Secretaries
Kevin Brandstatter, GMB
Mike Short, UNISON
Address for correspondence
UNISON Centre
130 Euston Road
London NW1 2AY
Tel: 0845 3550845
[email protected]
To: Chief executives in England, Wales and N Ireland (to be shared with finance director and HR director)
Regional Employer Organisations
Members of the National Joint Council
22 October 2024
Dear Chief Executive,
Local government services pay agreement 2024
Employers are encouraged to implement this pay award as swiftly as possible.
Agreement has been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2024 (covering the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025). The new pay rates, each increased by £1,290 per annum, are attached at Annex 1.
All locally determined pay points above the maximum of the pay spine but graded below deputy chief officer, should be increased by 2.50 per cent, in accordance with Green Book Part 2 Para 5.4.
The new rates for allowances, uprated by 2.50 per cent, are set out at Annex 2.
Joint work
It has been agreed that there will be joint discussions on how the NJC can capture gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap information that will be of most benefit to the sector.
Backpay for employees who have left employment since 1 April 2024
If requested by an ex-employee to do so, we recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2024 to the employee’s last day of employment.
When salary arrears are paid to ex-employees who were in the LGPS, the employer must inform its local LGPS fund. Employers will need to amend the CARE and final pay figures (if the ex-employee has pre-April 2014 LGPS membership) accordingly.
Further detail is provided in section 15 of the HR guide and the Backdated Pay Award FAQs, which are available on the employer resources section of www.lgpsregs.org.
Yours faithfully,
Naomi Cooke,
Mike Short,
Sharon Wilde.
| SCP | 01-Apr-23 | 01-Apr-24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| per annum | per hour | per annum | per hour | |
| 1 | Deleted wef 01 Apr 23 | |||
| 2 |
£22,366 |
£11.59 |
£23,656 |
£12.26 |
| 3 |
£22,737 |
£11.79 |
£24,027 |
£12.45 |
| 4 |
£23,114 |
£11.98 |
£24,404 |
£12.65 |
| 5 |
£23,500 |
£12.18 |
£24,790 |
£12.85 |
| 6 |
£23,893 |
£12.38 |
£25,183 |
£13.05 |
| 7 |
£24,294 |
£12.59 |
£25,584 |
£13.26 |
| 8 |
£24,702 |
£12.80 |
£25,992 |
£13.47 |
| 9 |
£25,119 |
£13.02 |
£26,409 |
£13.69 |
| 10 |
£25,545 |
£13.24 |
£26,835 |
£13.91 |
| 11 |
£25,979 |
£13.47 |
£27,269 |
£14.13 |
| 12 |
£26,421 |
£13.69 |
£27,711 |
£14.36 |
| 13 |
£26,873 |
£13.93 |
£28,163 |
£14.60 |
| 14 |
£27,334 |
£14.17 |
£28,624 |
£14.84 |
| 15 |
£27,803 |
£14.41 |
£29,093 |
£15.08 |
| 16 |
£28,282 |
£14.66 |
£29,572 |
£15.33 |
| 17 |
£28,770 |
£14.91 |
£30,060 |
£15.58 |
| 18 |
£29,269 |
£15.17 |
£30,559 |
£15.84 |
| 19 |
£29,777 |
£15.43 |
£31,067 |
£16.10 |
| 20 |
£30,296 |
£15.70 |
£31,586 |
£16.37 |
| 21 |
£30,825 |
£15.98 |
£32,115 |
£16.65 |
| 22 |
£31,364 |
£16.26 |
£32,654 |
£16.93 |
| 23 |
£32,076 |
£16.63 |
£33,366 |
£17.29 |
| 24 |
£33,024 |
£17.12 |
£34,314 |
£17.79 |
| 25 |
£33,945 |
£17.59 |
£35,235 |
£18.26 |
| 26 |
£34,834 |
£18.06 |
£36,124 |
£18.72 |
| 27 |
£35,745 |
£18.53 |
£37,035 |
£19.20 |
| 28 |
£36,648 |
£19.00 |
£37,938 |
£19.66 |
| 29 |
£37,336 |
£19.35 |
£38,626 |
£20.02 |
| 30 |
£38,223 |
£19.81 |
£39,513 |
£20.48 |
| 31 |
£39,186 |
£20.31 |
£40,476 |
£20.98 |
| 32 |
£40,221 |
£20.85 |
£41,511 |
£21.52 |
| 33 |
£41,418 |
£21.47 |
£42,708 |
£22.14 |
| 34 |
£42,403 |
£21.98 |
£43,693 |
£22.65 |
| 35 |
£43,421 |
£22.51 |
£44,711 |
£23.17 |
| 36 |
£44,428 |
£23.03 |
£45,718 |
£23.70 |
| 37 |
£45,441 |
£23.55 |
£46,731 |
£24.22 |
| 38 |
£46,464 |
£24.08 |
£47,754 |
£24.75 |
| 39 |
£47,420 |
£24.58 |
£48,710 |
£25.25 |
| 40 |
£48,474 |
£25.13 |
£49,764 |
£25.79 |
| 41 |
£49,498 |
£25.66 |
£50,788 |
£26.32 |
| 42 |
£50,512 |
£26.18 |
£51,802 |
£26.85 |
| 43 |
£51,515 |
£26.70 |
£52,805 |
£27.37 |
NB: hourly rate calculated by dividing annual salary by 52.143 weeks (which is 365 days divided by 7) and then divided by 37 hours (the standard working week).
Annex 2
Part 3 Paragraph 2.6(e) Sleeping-in Duty Payment:
1 April 2024
£41.78
Rates of protected allowance at 1 April 2024 (Former APT&C agreement (purple book))
Paragraph 28(3) Nursery Staffs in Educational Establishments - Special Educational Needs Allowance
1 April 2024
£1,491
Paragraph 28(14) Laboratory / Workshop Technicians
City and Guilds Science Laboratory Technician’s Certificate Allowance:
1 April 2024
£243
City and Guilds Laboratory Technician’s Advanced Certificate Allowance:
1 April 2024
£175
Paragraph 32 London Weighting and Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum
Inner Fringe Area:
1 April 2024
£1,013
Outer Fringe Area:
1 April 2024
£706
Paragraph 36 Standby Duty Allowance - Social Workers (1)(a)(i) Allowance - Per Session
1 April 2024
£33.63
Former manual worker agreement (white book)
Section 1 Paragraph 3 London and Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum
Inner Fringe Area:
1 April 2024
£1,013
Outer Fringe Area:
1 April 2024
£706