Single Status - the background

In 1999 members voted in a ballot for a new deal with councils across Scotland called 'Single Status'.

Every job in local government was to be evaluated through a recommended national job evaluation scheme.

The scheme would assess jobs equally and fairly on agreed and transparent criteria. You know why your grade is what it is.

An essential part of that agreement was that anyone who might be worse off would have three years' protection.

After years of delay, talks eventually started in Edinburgh after UNISON members voted in a ballot to negotiate on a scheme.

UNISON can only agree a scheme that is transparently fair and passes an equality impact assessment. Any new pay and grading structure MUST deliver on equality.

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