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WHY YOU SHOULD REJECT THIS OFFER
What is the Offer?
It's a 3 year offer from 1 April 2008 till 31 March
2011 and is worth 2.5% in each year.
Why are the Joint Unions recommending rejection?
We believe that it is a poor offer. Our claim was for
a single year deal, £1000 or 5% whichever is the greater
plus additional annual leave and public holiday entitlements.
The offer falls far short of our claim.
We also believe that it is not in your best interests
to sign up to a 3 year deal at this stage. Especially
when there is no opportunity to reopen negotiations
during the 3 years. Inflation is continuing to rise.
Longer term forecasts would suggest that by 2010 inflation
will still be higher than 2.5% and there is growing
uncertainty given the current economic climate.
What does 2.5% mean to me now and in 2010?.
Someone on SCP 3 with a current hourly rate of £5.99
stands to gain the princely sum of 0.46p after three
years. If any evidence was needed this highlights the
fact that we have a low pay issue within local government
and its about time the employers realised this.
Hourly Rate
| Now |
1 April 2008 |
1 April 2009 |
1 April 2010 |
| £5.99 |
£6.14 |
£6.29 |
£6.45 |
| £6.74 |
£6.91 |
£7.08 |
£7.25 |
| £7.83 |
£8.03 |
£8.23 |
£8.43 |
| £8.95 |
£9.17 |
£9.40 |
£9.64 |
How does this compare with inflation?
Local Government workers' pay awards have consistently
been below inflation (RPI) since 2005. Inflation currently
sits at 4.1% and while it is predicted that this figure
will fall it is expected to still be above 3.5%, considerably
higher than the employers offer.
| Date |
Inflation (RPI) |
Pay Award |
| April 2005 |
3.2% |
2.5% |
| April 2006 |
2.6% |
2.5% |
| April 2007 |
4.5% |
2.5% |
| April 2008 |
4.1% |
2.5% offered |
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