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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 |
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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
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 |
(1) £ per Annum | (2) £ per annum | (3) £ per Hour | (4) £ per occasion | |
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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 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
Basic annual* £ | Basic hourly rate £ | Overtime rate £ | |
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Firefighter (Control) | |||
Trainee |
24,590 |
11.23 |
16.85 |
Development |
25,614 |
11.70 |
17.55 |
Competent |
32,776 |
14.97 |
22.46 |
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|
|
|
Crew Manager (Control) |
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|
|
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 |
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|
|
|
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 |
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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)
£ per annum | |
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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 |
£ per annum | |
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Aged 16 | 11,974 |
Aged 17 | 12,867 |
Aged 18 | 25,884 |