The Employers (Councils) and Unions have been in dispute in relation to this year's pay award and the decision was taken recently to refer the issue to arbitration. Our Cheif Executive has received confirmation today that both sides have agreed, given the inevitable length of time that arbitration will take, that the Employers’ final offer should be implemented, with effect from 1 April 2008. I have included below an extract from the message received today:-
"The Employers’ Side of the NJC (National Joint Council) made a final pay offer for 2008/09 of 2.45% (plus an additional £100 per annum on spinal column points 4, 5 & 6). No agreement has been reached and this failure to agree has been referred to arbitration by the Trade Union Side. The Employers have acceded to this request.
Given the time that has elapsed since the award was due, and the likelihood of further delays arising from the arbitration process, the two sides of the NJC have now decided that the Employers’ final offer should be implemented, with effect from 1 April 2008……"
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