NJC 1/23 - Pay award 2022

Employers’ Secretary, Naomi Cooke

18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ

Telephone 020 7664 3000 

e-mail: [email protected]

Employees’ Secretary, Matt Wrack

Bradley House, 68 Coombe Rd

Kingston upon Thames  KT2 7AE

Telephone 020 8541 1765

National Joint Council for local authority fire and rescue services 

To: Chairs of Fire Authorities 

Chief Fire Officers

Chief Executives/Clerks to Fire Authorities

Directors of HR (Fire Authorities)

Members of the National Joint Council

6 March 2023

CIRCULAR NJC/1/23

Dear Sir/Madam

PAY AWARD 2022

1. The NJC has agreed an increase of 7.0% with effect from 1 July 2022. The following appendices contain the revised rates of pay.

Appendix A

Pay rates for firefighting roles

Appendix B

Pay rates for the retained duty system

Appendix C

Pay rates for control specific roles

Appendix D

Pay rates for non-operational staff and junior firefighters

 

2. In all cases annual figures are rounded to the nearest pound and hourly rates are derived from the appropriate annual figure divided by 52.143 (rounded to nearest penny) then by 42 (rounded to nearest penny).

3. The NJC has agreed that Continual Professional Development payments have also been increased by 7%. Please see separate NJC circular for the increased payments ( NJC/2/23 refers).

Yours faithfully

NAOMI COOKE

MATT WRACK

Joint Secretaries

Appendix A - FIREFIGHTING ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  Basic annual £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter      
Trainee 25,884 11.82 17.73
Development 26,962 12.31 18.47
Competent 34,501 15.75 23.63
       
Crew Manager      
Development 36,668 16.74 25.11
Competent 38,249 17.47 26.21
       
Watch Manager      
Development 39,077 17.84 26.76
Competent A 40,162 18.34 27.51
Competent B 42,772 19.53 29.30
       
Station Manager      
Development 44,488 20.31 30.47
Competent A 45,825 20.92 31.38
Competent B 49,071 22.41 33.62
       
Group Manager      
Development 51,239 23.40 Not applicable
Competent A 52,776 24.10 Not applicable
Competent B 56,802 25.94 Not applicable
       
Area Manager      
Development 60,155 27.47 Not applicable
Competent A 61,958 28.29 Not applicable
Competent B 65,984 30.13 Not applicable

 

Appendix B - FIREFIGHTING ROLES – PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022 (RETAINED DUTY SYSTEM)
  (1) £ per Annum (2) £ per annum (3) £ per Hour (4) £ per occasion
Firefighter        
Trainee 2,588 1,294 11.82 4.54
Development 2,696 1,348 12.31 4.54
Competent 3,450 1,725 15.75 4.54
         
Crew Manager        
Development 3,667 1,833 16.74 4.54
Competent 3,825  1,912 17.47 4.54
         
Watch Manager        
Development 3,908 1,954 17.84 4.54
Competent A 4,016 2,008 18.34 4.54
Competent B 4,277 2,139 19.53 4.54
         
Station Manager        
Development 4,449 2,224 20.31 4.54
Competent A 4,583 2,291 20.92 4.54
Competent B 4,907 2,454 22.41 4.54
         
Group Manager        
Development 5,124 2,562 23.40 4.54
Competent A 5,278 2,639 24.10 4.54
Competent B 5,680 2,840 25.94 4.54
         
Area Manager        
Development 6,016 3,008 27.47 4.54
Competent A 6,196 3,098 28.29 4.54
Competent B 6,598 3,299 30.13 4.54

 

Column 1 shows the full annual retainer (10% of the full-time basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)

Column 2 shows the retainer for employees on the day crewing duty system (5% of the full-time basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)

Column 3 shows the hourly rate for work undertaken

Column 4 shows the disturbance payment per call-out
APPENDIX C - CONTROL SPECIFIC ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  Basic annual* £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter (Control)      
Trainee

24,590

11.23

16.85
Development

25,614

11.70

17.55
Competent

32,776

14.97

22.46
 

 

 

 
Crew Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

34,835

15.91

23.87
Competent

36,337

16.59

24.89
 

 

 

 
Watch Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

37,123

16.95

25.43
Competent A

38,154

17.42

26.13
Competent B

40,633

18.55

27.83
 

 

 

 
Station Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

42,264

19.30

28.95
Competent A

43,534

19.88

29.82
Competent B

46,617

21.29

31.94
 

 

 

  
Group Manager (Control)

 

 

  
Development

48,677

22.23

 Not applicable
Competent A

50,137

22.89

 Not applicable
Competent B

53,962

24.64

 Not applicable

 

*(95% of the respective firefighting role basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)

Appendix D - NON-OPERATIONAL STAFF - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  £ per annum
Fire Control Operator equivalent  
During first six months 22,045
After six months and during 2nd year 23,023
During 3rd year 24,115
During 4th year 25,301
During 5th year 27,558
   
Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent 29,512
   
Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent  
During 1st year in rank 30,267
During 2nd year in rank 31,415

 

JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  £ per annum
Aged 16 11,974
Aged 17 12,867
Aged 18 25,884