Unions call for £15 per hour minimum rate and a pay rise of 12% or £4,000
On 26 January, the Scottish Joint Council (SJC – Unite, Unison and GMB) submitted its pay claim for local government workers to COSLA.
The pay claim is
- a minimum rate of pay of £15 per hour
- an increase of 12% or £4,000, whichever is greater,
- pay based on a 35-hour week
- no less than parity with other local government bargaining groups, such as teachers
- expectation to implement the pay away by 1 April.
Other aspects include
- mileage rates increased to bring in line with NHS colleagues
- a no compulsory redundancy agreement
- completion of the review of professional fees
- completion of the review on the reduction of the working week, without reduction of pay.
Download the full claim letter to COSLA (PDF)
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