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Pay scale increases for 2008/09 agreed, 'sort of'
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A partial agreement has been reached on this year's settlement on local government NJC pay rates, widely used or referenced in the voluntary sector.
The National Joint Council, representing local government employers and staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has agreed to a rise of 2.45% which will be backdated to 1st April 2008, with an extra £100 for the lowest paid (scale points 4 to 6). However, the trade unions see this increase as an interim measure pending an arbitration process, but the employer side sees it as implementing their final offer and separate from arbitration with ACAS.
For links to pay scales and further updates see either Northern Ireland's NICVA http://www.nicva.org/index.cfm/section/news/key/NJC_pay_Nov08
source: VolResource Newsletter No. 360
