May 2024
Your Local Government Committee received a formal pay offer yesterday from your employer COSLA.
The offer is a straight percentage uplift (no flat rate element) and would cover an 18-month period, 1/4/24 to 30/9/25.
The key points of the offer:
2.2% from 1/4/24
Further 2% from 1/10/24
The offer would effectively amount to an average percentage uplift 3.22%, over the period April 2024 to March 2025.
Change settlement date to 1st October
Agree to develop negotiation protocol
New SJC Pay Year October 2024 – September 2025
The committee were of the clear view that the offer fell significantly short of our claim such as a 7% or £1.60 (whichever was the greatest) pay uplift.
UNISON now plan to consult members on the offer with a recommendation to reject. The consultation ballot will commence early next week.
(COSLA’s statement below)
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COSLA STATEMENT
COSLA has today (Thursday 23rd May) written to the Scottish Joint Council (SJC) Trade Unions with a formal pay offer for Scotland’s Local Authority workforce.
COSLA said in a statement:
“Following a number of very constructive SJC Steering Group negotiating meetings in recent weeks, COSLA has today (23rd May) written to the Scottish Joint Council (SJC) Trade Unions with a formal pay offer for the SJC Local Government workforce. This offer is for a settlement which runs for an 18-month period of 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2025. There will be a 2.2% uplift from 1st April, with a further 2% uplift taking effect from 1 October. This therefore includes a change in the settlement date to 1 October.
This offer fully utilises the negotiating mandate provided by COSLA Leaders and is at the limit of affordability, given the severe financial constraints councils are facing in the context of a flat cash Local Government settlement.
We believe that this is a strong, fair, and credible offer which reflects the high value council Leaders place on the Local Government workforce and the invaluable work they do every day to serve our communities.”
The May 2024 pay offer to SJC Unions explained
COSLA’s offer to SJC Trade Unions on 23rd May 2024 is detailed in the bullet points below.
– A 2.2% increase from 1st April 2024
– Further 2% increase from 1 October 2024
– Change settlement date to 1st October
– Agree to develop negotiation protocol
– This offer covers 1st April 2024 – 30th September 2025