The pay and terms of conditions of employment for over 1.4 million local government services' workers is determined by the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services.
The NJC for Local Government Services has 70 members: 12 on the employers' side and 58 on the trade union side.
In 1997, the NJC for Local Government Services agreed a national framework with potential for local modification to suit local service requirements. Known as The Single Status Agreement, these pay and conditions of service agreements are published in the Green Book.
We help councils develop a framework for their roles and responsibilities as employers. This covers the relationships between council employers and their employees, including individual rights and collective arrangements.
8 March 2023
Important update on local government pay 2023
23 February 2023
Pay offer to ‘Green Book’ employees
31 January 2023
NJC trade unions’ 2023 ’Green Book’ pay claim
3 December 2022
NJC guidance on HM The King’s Coronation and updated Part 4.12 guidance
30 November 2022
Employer update on LGS pay 2022 and 2023
1 November 2022
Local government services pay agreement 2022-23
6 September 2022
NJC advice on Christmas working arrangements
25 July 2022
National Employers’ letter to DLUHC
19 May 2022
An employer circular updating on forthcoming 2022 pay negotiations
25 April 2022
National Agreement ‘Green Book’
The ‘Green Book' has been updated and we have issued two versions below:
National agreement ‘Green book’: updated edition April 2022 - no tracked changes
National agreement ‘Green book’: updated edition April 2022 - with tracked changes
2 February 2022
The National Employers have issued an important update on local government pay.
9 December 2021
The NJC has issued guidance about the return to working at home.
16 July 2021
The NJC has issued guidance about working arrangements from 19 July onwards.
14 April 2021
The NJC has issued a further general update on various COVID related issues.
21 December 2020
The NJC has issued guidance for CEV people shielding in Tier 4 areas.
12 November 2020
The NJC has issued guidance regarding the national restrictions in England.
12 August 2020
The National Employers have issued guidance related to COVID-19:
12 June 2020
The NJC has issued further guidance on COVID-related workforce issues.
5 June 2020
The NJC has issued guidance on the COVID-19 quarantine regulations
15 May 2020
The NJC has issued a second general update on issues related to COVID-19
3 April 2020
The NJC has issued further guidance on COVID-19
27 March 2020
The NJC has issued a further update on COVID-19
23 March 2020
17 March 2020
The NJC has issued a further circular, this time containing advice relating to COVID-19 and working at home:
6 March 2020
The NJC has issued a circular with updated guidance on Coronavirus COVID-19:
25 February 2020
The NJC has issued a circular that provides an update on the ongoing review of term time working.
12 February 2020
The NJC has issued a circular that provides important advice about Coronavirus COVID-19:
Chief executive and chief officer pay survey research report - Winter 2018
The survey was the first of its kind for a number of years and was conducted during winter 2018 and was sent to all heads of human resources (or equivalent position) in English and Welsh councils with the aim of helping council employers to benchmark the characteristics and pay of their senior teams as well as establish a base-line for national policy discussions and future research.