{"id":12550,"date":"2024-09-26T22:51:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/council-leaders-meet-to-discuss-forcing-worker-pay-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T22:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:51:07","slug":"council-leaders-meet-to-discuss-forcing-worker-pay-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/council-leaders-meet-to-discuss-forcing-worker-pay-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Council leaders meet to discuss forcing worker pay deal"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Council leaders are due to discuss whether to give staff a pay rise against the wishes of the biggest union.<\/p>\n

The pay offer – an increase of either 3.6% or \u00a31,292 – was made to see off the threat of bin strikes in August.<\/p>\n

Members of the GMB and Unite accepted the offer.<\/a> But the biggest council union Unison rejected it and is warning that strikes are still possible.<\/p>\n

The next steps will be discussed by council leaders from across Scotland later, at their regular meeting at the council umbrella body Cosla.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Staff have been waiting for their annual pay rise since April. The offer covers virtually all council staff across Scotland except teachers.<\/p>\n

As all full time staff would get a minimum rise of \u00a31,292, it is worth most in percentage terms to the lowest paid.<\/p>\n

The Scottish government made extra resources available so councils could improve on the previous pay offer – which was worth 3.2% for all staff – but it has made it clear that no more money for pay is available this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Whatever councils do next has risks.<\/p>\n

The GMB and Unite want their members to get the rise they voted for as soon as possible. They represent a large proportion of lower paid council staff. The rise would be backdated to April.<\/p>\n

But members of Unison, the biggest union, voted to reject it. The union believes more needs to be done to address what it sees as the long-term decline in the value of council pay.<\/p>\n

Unison argues council staff have seen the value of their pay fall by 25% over the last 14 years and says councils are facing problems recruiting staff for some roles.<\/p>\n

If council leaders agree to “impose” the pay offer it risks inflaming the situation with Unison.<\/p>\n

It has warned of the risk of strikes and may ballot more council workers on action.<\/p>\n

Councils have warned using any more of their money for pay would mean more cuts to services or job losses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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