What is the local government Green Book?

Known as the Single Status Agreement, the Green Book covers the pay and conditions for 1.4 million local authority employees, ranging from architects to cleaners and lawyers to school meals staff. These agreements are also used to determine the pay and conditions of non-local authority staff.

What is NJC pay?

The NJC pay claim was submitted by the trade unions (UNISON, Unite and GMB) representing 1.4 million local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday 15 February 2021. The claim calls for a 10% pay rise for local government workers. You can read a summary of the claim here.

What is the modification order?

The Modification Order means that service with other modification order bodies must be taken into account when calculating redundancy pay.

Who sets local government pay?

the National Joint Council (NJC)
The pay and terms of conditions of employment for over 1.4 million local government services’ workers is determined by the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services.

What is meant by the Green Book?

Definition of green book : an official report of government affairs bound in green —used especially of Italian, British, and British Indian reports.

What are Green Book principles?

The Green Book is not a mechanical or deterministic decision-making device. It provides approved thinking models and methods to support the provision of advice to clarify the social – or public – welfare costs, benefits, and trade-offs of alternative implementation options for the delivery of policy objectives.

Will local government workers get a pay rise in 2021?

A 1.75% pay rise for local government employees, backdated from 1 April 2021, was agreed at the end of last month, and at the time the Local Government Association encouraged employers to implement it “as swiftly as possible”.

Has the NJC 2021 pay award been agreed?

Latest bulletin for local government workers: NJC 2021 PAY OFFER. Further to recent updates GMB is now able to announce that the 2021 1.75% pay award has finally been agreed by Unison as well as GMB meaning that it can now be paid to you.

How does a break in service affect redundancy?

A break in service will also mean that an employee loses certain employment rights which will take two further years’ service to regain (for example, the right to make an unfair dismissal claim, although there are exceptions to this).

Does unpaid leave count towards redundancy?

The amount of redundancy pay the employee gets is based on their continuous service with their employer. Continuous service is the length of time they’re employed by the business and doesn’t include periods of unpaid leave.

Has the NJC pay award 2021 been agreed?

The National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services has agreed the new rate of pay (an increase of 1.75%) applicable from 1 April 2021. They state: Pay Agreement has been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2021.

Will local government pay increase in 2021?