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Local Government Pay - Result of Consultation Exercise.
3 April 2006
Those members voting to accept 12,285 (78.45%)
Those members voting to reject 3,375 (21.55%) On
a return of 18.95%
28 Branches made returns out of 33 all of which
returned a vote in favour of accepting the offer.
A written report will be submitted to the Scottish
Local Government Committee on 16th May, 2006.
A copy of this report will be sent to branches for
their information. At the time of writing the result of consultation
by the other two unions is not known.
2006 PAY OFFER - CONSULTATION PROCEDURES
This circular sets out the process of consultation
to be undertaken by Branches on the 2006 Pay Offer for local government
employees in Scotland. I take this opportunity to urge branches
to consult as widely as possible with members regarding this offer.
Branches are reminded that the consultation exercise is an opportunity
for recruitment.
THE OFFER
At a meeting of the Scottish Joint Council Steering
Group held on 8 March, 2006 the Employers responded to the Trade
Union Side's Pay Claim with a final offer as set out below:-
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2.5% on all spinal column points, on all scales,
with effect from 1 April, 2006
-
2.5% on all spinal column points, on all scales,
with effect from 1 April, 2007
The settlement to run till 31 March 2008.
The Trade Union Side of the Scottish Joint Council
at its meeting on the 20 March 2006 agreed to consult with members
conditioned to the Scottish Joint Council's National Agreement
on Pay and Conditions of Service.
The view of the trade union side is that the above
offer is the best that can be achieved through negotiations. Any
further improvement in the offer would require the trade unions
taking industrial action.
In participating in a joint working arrangement
the trade unions' side's aim will be to address the question of
low pay including examining the structure of the spinal column
at the lower end. The Joint Working Party to report to the Annual
meeting of the Scottish Joint Council in October 2007.
CONSULTATION PROCESS
Branches are urged to hold branch and/or workplace
meetings to ensure that as many individual members as possible,
who are eligible, have the opportunity to voice their view on
the offer. Balloting of members to supplement workplace meetings,
particularly in dispersed locations, is acceptable. Branches should
add together the total numbers voting for and against from whatever
source, but should only record those who actually voted.
Click here for a form to be completed by branches, to be returned
to me no later than 5.00 pm on Friday, 28 April 2006.
CONSULTATION QUESTION
The question to be put to the members is as follows
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Do you accept the Employers' Offer of:
- 2.5% on all spinal column points, on all scales, with
effect from 1 April, 2006
- 2.5% on all spinal column points, on all scales, with
effect from 1 April, 2007
WHO SHOULD BE CONSULTED
Branches should only consult those members who directly
benefit from any pay offer, that is those who are employed on
the Scottish Joint Council for local government employees (former
Manual and APT&C staff pay scales) conditions. This would
include those staff in the voluntary sector and services which
have been contracted out who are employed on Scottish Joint Council
pay scales.
Branches should not consult with those members covered
by other agreements such as, those members employed in Colleges
of Further Education, Police Authorities, Chief Officials and
Craft Workers. Nor should members on locally agreed pay rates
or on individual contracts not directly related to the Scottish
Joint Council be consulted.
If branches have any difficulty in deciding who
should be consulted, they should seek advice from your Regional
Organiser, or Stephen Palmer, Organising Assistant (Local Government)
at UNISON, Douglas House, 60 Belford Road, Edinburgh : tel - 0845
355 0845.
BRANCH MEETINGS
Branches are urged to hold branch and/or workplace
meetings before voting takes place.
If you have any further questions arising from this,
please contact Stephen Palmer on 0131 226 0072.
Yours sincerely
Carol A Judge
Scottish Organiser (Local Government)
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