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Pay offer announced for council employees
Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 3.2 per cent from 1 April.
Those on the lowest pay, currently £23,656, the offer means their pay will have increased by more than £6,000 since April 2021.
The new offer also includes a proposal to delete the bottom pay point (SCP2) from the national pay spine on 1 April 2026.
Chair of the National Employers for local government services, Cllr James Lewis, said: "The National Employers are acutely aware of the additional pressure this year’s offer will place on already hard-pressed council finances, as it would need to be paid for from existing budgets. However, they believe their offer is fair to employees, given the wider economic backdrop.”
The National Employers negotiate pay on behalf of 350 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that employ around 1.5 million employees.
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