JNC Youth and Community Workers pay and conditions claim 2022

Summary of the Trade Union Side’s headline claims


  1. 10 per cent or RPI plus two per cent whichever is greater across all grades
  2. Address work-life balance and time off in lieu – by making the current guidance on work- life balance mandatory, to ensure compensatory leave (TOIL) is always accrued for extra hours worked
  3. Each working week should contain two consecutive days that are designated as non- working days. Any TOIL for residential work will be completely separate from these designated non-working days.
  4. Formally define an evening session as any session that finishes after 6pm.
  5. Move to a 35-hour working week without loss of pay - with sufficient time for planning and admin.
  6. Joint work on race and gender pay gaps in youth work.