By Susan Lavery from NICVA
Published on 25 Jun 2007
For those of you wanting to set your pay scales for the year, the new NJC scales for 2007/08 are still not yet available and it is possible they won't be available until late summer or even autumn!
Organisations needing to know figures for budgeting purposes will need to estimate an inflation/cost of living increase and then adjust for the actual figure when it is known.
From 1 April 2007 organisations will need to continue to pay at 2006/07 rates until the negotiations have been concluded.
Once the new rates are announced, salaries should then be paid at the new rates and the agreed increase should be backdated to 1 April 2007. NICVA will let its members know by posting the new scales on CommunityNI and also via NICVA news and eNews.
Latest Update
The last update we received from NJC was on 25 May 2007 which said:
The NJC Committee agreed to take informal soundings from branches on the employer's informal suggestion that they might be prepared to offer 2.5%, either as an across the board increase, or as a 2% increase with 0.5% being used to restructure the bottom grades.
A fax back form and briefing will be going out to branches asking whether members would be likely to support a 2.5% across the board offer or a 2% offer with 0.5% used to increase pay at the bottom end of the pay spine. They will also be asked to get members’ views on whether they might be prepared to take action if an offer higher than 2.5% is not forthcoming.
Please note, no formal offer, other than the 2% which was rejected, has been received.
The employers are currently considering their position. Once a final offer has been received, there will be a formal consultation under the Pay Consultation Procedures agreed at the 2006 Local Government Conference.
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Considering how quickly house prices and inflation rates are rising, a cost of living increase of 2.5% is completely ridiculous!
Surely it is about time that the inflationary uplift accurately reflects the rising costs of bills and the introduction of new taxes facing citizens throughout Northern Ireland.
It's an insult considering the increase in rates bills and the potential introduction of water rates!
16 Jul 07 @ 12:15