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Single Status update Remember, there has
been NO agreement on these issues
JOB EVALUATION
The Council has told us that approximately 96% of posts
have now been evaluated and the remainder should be
complete shortly.
Of the results we have seen we have indicated a number
of posts that we feel have been either undervalued or
have been adversely affected by input from senior managers
within Departments and have asked for these to be looked
at again. We still await a response from the Council
on whether it is willing to do this.
APPEALS
An Appeals Procedure for Job Evaluation has been agreed
in principle which will allow members to appeal if they
disagree with their Job Evaluation score for each of
the factors used.
GRADING STRUCTURE
Originally a 10 grade structure was proposed, however,
after negotiation, the Council has now proposed a 12
grade structure which, although more workable, has not
yet been agreed as we are awaiting a demonstration of
the software used to determine where the grade boundaries
have been drawn.This will allow us to analyse the structure
in its entirety and ensure it is equality proofed etc.
PAY PROGRESSION
The Council has proposed a form of Performance Related
Pay and would intend to use the PRD Framework to facilitate
it.
We have written to the Council highlighting our concerns
and are still awaiting a formal response. The Joint
Trade Unions remain opposed to this proposal.
PAY PROTECTION
The Council has recently indicated that it is considering,
in the light of recent legal cases, whether it will
abide by its original agreement of three years salary
protection.We have made it clear that we expect the
Council to honour the agreement which is not just a
Local Agreement but a National Agreement contained in
the Red Book (of conditions).
WORKING WEEK
The Council has put forward a proposal to harmonise
all former APT&C and Manual workers onto a 36 hour week.
No negotiation has taken place on this issue as yet.
CORE HOURS
Originally a proposal was made for core hours to cover
the period 7am to 10 pm, Monday to Sunday (7 days).
After negotiation the Council position has now moved
to 7am to 9pm, Monday to Friday (5 days). This has not
been agreed and is still subject to further negotiation.
WORKING TIME PAYMENTS
This topic covers payments for things such as shifts,
non standard working hours, split shifts etc. Proposals
have been put forward that would allocate a certain
number of points per working pattern, with each point
being worth a flat rate of £200. This proposal is a
move away from the traditional percentage of salary
calculation that is currently used and we are analysing
what this would mean for our members and awaiting negotiation
on this.
OVERTIME
The Council's original proposals were for plain time
to be paid. After negotiation a revised offer of the
following has been made
Time and 1/4 - Monday to Saturday
Time and 1/2 - Sunday
Double time - Public Holiday
This still falls short of our expectations and we await
further negotiation.
MONTHLY PAY
The Council proposes to move all staff on to Monthly
Pay and is trying to negotiate a transitional payment
for staff to alleviate any hardship that may result.
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ANNUAL LEAVE/PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
The Council has proposed that all Public Holidays except
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 1 and 2 January, be given
up in exchange for an equivalent number of Annual Leave
days. We have expressed our concern that this will have
a severe impact on many members' salaries, create family
care problems (schools will still be closed) etc… We
still await negotiation around this item.
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