Whilst negotiations have not concluded, Council Leaders have taken the decision to implement the 2024/25 pay offer.
What are the changes?
The pay offer for 2024/25 is a £0.67 uplift on the hourly rate or 3.6% (whichever is higher). In line with this offer, we are backdating the final hourly rates to 1 April 2024.
The £0.67 increase to the hourly rate is equivalent to a £1,222 increase in annual salary for a full-time worker with a 35-hour working week.
For a 37-hour working week, the increase is equivalent to a £1,292 increase in annual salary.
You can read more details on the pay offer in this letter from COSLA.
When will I receive payment?
As the new rates are effective from 1 April 2024, there will be arrears of pay owed to you for the period of backdating.
Our Payroll Team is working hard to implement all the changes and we’re aiming to have both your new pay rate and arrears of pay processed by Christmas.
We will issue another update in the coming weeks to include the new pay rates and key dates.
Thank you for your patience.
Kirsty Flanagan
Executive Director
