Council employees have been offered an improved pay increase. The
majority of employees - those on salaries starting at £18,198 per
annum - would receive an uplift of 1.75 per cent on 1 April 2021,
with those on the lowest salary receiving 2.75 per cent.
The National Employers hope that the unions accept this final
offer so that employees, who are providing such critical support
to their communities during the pandemic, can receive a pay rise
as soon as practicable.
The National Employers, who negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local
authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, made the
offer to unions today. It will affect over 1.5 million employees.
Notes to editors
The increase to the national paybill resulting from this offer is
£328m (covering the period to 31 March 2022).
This pay offer does not apply to council chief executives, senior
officers, teachers or firefighters, who are covered by separate
national pay arrangements.
The National Joint Council negotiates the pay, terms and
conditions of staff in local authorities. It agrees an annual
uplift to the national pay spine, on which each individual
council decides where to place its employees. Each council takes
into account a number of factors such as job size and local
labour market conditions when deciding an employee’s salary.
There are no nationally determined jobs or pay grades in local
government, unlike in other parts of the public sector.
