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Conditions of service

Green book – terms and conditions
Green book pay FAQs
Green book pay scale
Green book job evaluation and role profiles
Burgundy book
School teachers’ pay & conditions Q&A
Advisory London Weightings
School teachers' pay and conditions
Gold book – fire brigade managers
Grey book – firefighters
Red book – craft workers
Pink book – youth and community
Blue book – Soulbury
Orange book – Residential teachers
Chief executives
Chief officers
Blind workshops

Employment policy, guidance and advice

Apprenticeships
Education and young people
Employment relations
Equality, diversity and inclusion in the workforce
Fire and rescue
Managing the menopause at work
Organisational design
Pay systems
Supporting employees on domestic abuse
Thriving at Work standards guide
Wellbeing
Workforce planning

Comparative Data – Employer Link Research & Reports

Schools gender pay gap 2021
Employer Link has analysed data submitted from 10,000 organisations to the government’s gender pay gap service. Subscribers are able to view the report, which includes data on: the mean, median and distribution of the pay gap, the difference between school phases (primary vs secondary), the proportion of men/women in each pay band and more to help employers with gender pay gap bench marking.

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) - chief executive pay
As part of bench marking work, Employer Link has analysed the chief executive pay of 25% of all MATs in England. This report covers: regional pay, wage inflation, organisation size, gender equality and gender pay gap, reward strategy insights, recruitment, and retention and more.

Apprenticeships in the academies sector
In 2019, 60 MATS completed a short questionnaire made by Employer Link in collaboration with the Academies Enterprise Trust. The questionnaire provides useful information about MATs apprenticeships since the introduction of the levy.

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) workforce costs
This report is our most popular resource. Employer Link has analysed the workforce data published of 300 MATs and an analysis is available to read for subscribers. This report covers: executive pay, overall workforce costs, sickness absence, staff development (including the apprenticeship levy), staff numbers, part time working and more to help MATs with bench marking.

Surveys

Local government workforce surveys
Local government earnings survey

Pensions data

LGA's role in the Local Government Pension Scheme
LGA's role in Teachers Pension
The Local Government Pension website – the members website
Teachers' Pension Scheme – the administration site for this scheme.

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