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Employers’ Secretary
Naomi Cooke
Address for correspondence
Local Government Association
18 Smith Square
London SW1P 3HZ
Tel: 020 7664 3000
[email protected]
Trade Union Secretaries
Rachel Harrison, GMB
Mike Short, UNISON
Address for correspondence
UNISON Centre
130 Euston Road
London NW1 2AY
Tel: 0800 085 7857
[email protected]
To: Chief executives in England, Wales and N Ireland
(additional copies for HR and finance directors)
Members of the National Joint Council
28 February 2022
Dear Chief Executive,
Local Government service pay agreement 2021-22
Pay
Agreement has been reached on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2021.
Employers are encouraged to implement this pay award as swiftly as possible.
The new pay rates are attached at Annex 1. The new rates for allowances, uprated by 1.75 per cent, are set out at Annex 2.
The NJC has agreed to recommence the review of Term-Time Only working arrangements, which was paused at the outbreak of the pandemic.
The NJC has also agreed to enter into discussions on homeworking policies, mental health support and maternity etc leave.
Backpay for employees who have left employment since 1 April 2021
If requested by an ex-employee to do so, we recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 April 2021 to the employee’s last day of employment.
When salary arrears are paid to ex-employees who were in the LGPS, the employer must inform its local LGPS fund. Employers will need to amend the CARE and final pay figures (if the ex-employee has pre-April 2014 LGPS membership) accordingly. Further detail is provided in section 15 of the HR guide which is available on the employer resources section of www.lgpsregs.org
Naomi Cooke, Rehana Azam, Mike Short
| SCP | 01-Apr-20 | 01-Apr-20 | 01-Apr-21 | 01-Apr-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| per annum | per hour | per annum | per hour | |
| 1 | £17,842 | £9.25 | £18,333 | £9.50 |
| 2 | £18,198 | £9.43 | £18,516 | £9.60 |
| 3 | £18,562 | £9.62 | £18,887 | £9.79 |
| 4 | £18,933 | £9.81 | £19,264 | £9.99 |
| 5 | £19,312 | £10.01 | £19,650 | £10.19 |
| 6 | £19,698 | £10.21 | £20,043 | £10.39 |
| 7 | £20,092 | £10.41 | £20,444 | £10.60 |
| 8 | £20,493 | £10.62 | £20,852 | £10.81 |
| 9 | £20,903 | £10.83 | £21,269 | £11.02 |
| 10 | £21,322 | £11.05 | £21,695 | £11.25 |
| 11 | £21,748 | £11.27 | £22,129 | £11.47 |
| 12 | £22,183 | £11.50 | £22,571 | £11.70 |
| 13 | £22,627 | £11.73 | £23,023 | £11.93 |
| 14 | £23,080 | £11.96 | £23,484 | £12.17 |
| 15 | £23,541 | £12.20 | £23,953 | £12.42 |
| 16 | £24,012 | £12.45 | £24,432 | £12.66 |
| 17 | £24,491 | £12.69 | £24,920 | £12.92 |
| 18 | £24,982 | £12.95 | £25,419 | £13.18 |
| 19 | £25,481 | £13.21 | £25,927 | £13.44 |
| 20 | £25,991 | £13.47 | £26,446 | £13.71 |
| 21 | £26,511 | £13.74 | £26,975 | £13.98 |
| 22 | £27,041 | £14.02 | £27,514 | £14.26 |
| 23 | £27,741 | £14.38 | £28,226 | £14.63 |
| 24 | £28,672 | £14.86 | £29,174 | £15.12 |
| 25 | £29,577 | £15.33 | £30,095 | £15.60 |
| 26 | £30,451 | £15.78 | £30,984 | £16.06 |
| 27 | £31,346 | £16.25 | £31,895 | £16.53 |
| 28 | £32,234 | £16.71 | £32,798 | £17.00 |
| 29 | £32,910 | £17.06 | £33,486 | £17.36 |
| 30 | £33,782 | £17.51 | £34,373 | £17.82 |
| 31 | £34,728 | £18.00 | £35,336 | £18.32 |
| 32 | £35,745 | £18.53 | £36,371 | £18.85 |
| 33 | £36,922 | £19.14 | £37,568 | £19.47 |
| 34 | £37,890 | £19.64 | £38,553 | £19.98 |
| 35 | £38,890 | £20.16 | £39,571 | £20.51 |
| 36 | £39,880 | £20.67 | £40,578 | £21.03 |
| 37 | £40,876 | £21.19 | £41,591 | £21.56 |
| 38 | £41,881 | £21.71 | £42,614 | £22.09 |
| 39 | £42,821 | £22.20 | £43,570 | £22.58 |
| 40 | £43,857 | £22.73 | £44,624 | £23.13 |
| 41 | £44,863 | £23.25 | £45,648 | £23.66 |
| 42 | £45,859 | £23.77 | £46,662 | £24.19 |
| 43 | £46,845 | £24.28 | £47,665 | £24.71 |
NB: hourly rate calculated by dividing annual salary by 52.143 weeks (which is 365 days divided by 7) and then divided by 37 hours
(the standard working week)
Annex 2
Part 3 Paragraph 2.6(e) Sleeping-in Duty Payment:
1 April 2021
£37.72
RATES OF PROTECTED ALLOWANCES AT 1 APRIL 2021
(FORMER APT&C AGREEMENT (PURPLE BOOK))
Paragraph 28(3) Nursery Staffs in Educational Establishments - Special Educational Needs Allowance
1 April 2021
£1,347
Paragraph 28(14) Laboratory / Workshop Technicians
City and Guilds Science Laboratory Technician’s Certificate Allowance:
1 April 2021
£219
City and Guilds Laboratory Technician’s Advanced Certificate Allowance:
1 April 2021
£159
Paragraph 32 London Weighting and Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum
Inner Fringe Area:
1 April 2021
£914
Outer Fringe Area:
1 April 2021
£637
Paragraph 35 Standby Duty Allowance - Social Workers (1)(a)(i) Allowance - Per Session
1 April 2021
£30.35
FORMER MANUAL WORKER AGREEMENT (WHITE BOOK)
Section 1 Paragraph 3 London and Fringe Area Allowances £ Per Annum
Inner Fringe Area:
1 April 2021
£914
Outer Fringe Area:
1 April 2021
£637