It contains full research articles, letters and perspectives and focus articles. To develop consciousness, knowledge and conviction about the need for environmental conservation. At the cross over of the two schemes there is a protocol for assessing whether the post should be dealt with under the hay or the njc scheme. It also provides guidance on the design and use of monitoring and evaluation before, during and after implementation. Schools wishing to hold their own copy may subscribe via the employers organisation. This contract is subject to the appropriate employment checks being successfully undertaken, for example disclosure and barring service and medical checks, along with evidence of any required qualifications and registrations held. National joint council for local authorities fire and rescue services, scheme of conditions of service sixth edition. Employees, covered by the national joint council njc for local government services, as set out in the green book have their basic pay grade determined by a job evaluation scheme using the gauge system which ensures that different jobs having the same value are paid at the same rate. The njc job evaluation technical notes form part of the njc green book and have the status of part 4 advice. Job evaluation scheme factor plan and factor guidance 1. The 2004 national joint council njc implementation agreement requires regular pay audits.
The first 5 days of any period of sickness absence is paid at an hourly rate equivalent to njc spc8. Area the sphere of operation shall be england, wales and northern ireland. Pay and conditions njc for local government updates. The green book is the handbook of terms and conditions, advice and guidance that applies to all workers whose contract of employment says they are covered by the provisions of the njc for local government. Periodically, the council uses the services of experts in the two schemes to assist with the evaluation of posts, provide training for staff and monitor the appropriateness of the senior pay line relative. Unison has over half the trade union seats on the njc and so is the majority union.
The njc payscales, which are local government payscales resulting from negotiations between the employer and trade union sides of the national joint council, have been reformed for 201920, year two of the pay agreement. School support staff the way forward national joint council for local government services 3. The pay and terms of conditions of employment for over a million local government services workers is determined by the national joint council njc for local government services. The agreements they reach after their negotiations are contained in the green book. Greenbooklive is brought to you by bre global, the independent third party approvals body offering certification of fire, security and sustainability products and services to an international market. Joint negotiating committee for local authority craft. Green book and the njc pay arrangements for all support staff, including post. Njc circular njc220 annual leave retained duty system calculation of pay apr 6, 2020 circular njc circular njc320 leave during coronavirus outbreak.
Lge represents local authorities in negotiations with trade unions and the government over pay and conditions. The national agreement on pay and conditions more commonly referred to as the green book covers nearly all support staff who work in the maintained and academy sectors in england, wales and northern ireland. The pay structure and conditions apply to all staff on njc and craft terms and. N1 analyse data to ensure no discrimination occurs in the cut off points between hay and njc schemes. Seventyfive percent 75% of the meal and incidental allowances shall be paid starting on the 31st consecutive calendar day and fifty percent 50% of the meal allowance on the 121st consecutive calendar day of travel status at the same location when corporate residences or apartment hotels are available to a traveller in the area surrounding the workplace, or when the traveller chooses. The updated njc job evaluation scheme guidance, which was introduced in 20. The grey book covers the national pay and conditions for operational and control staff of local authority fire and rescue services. The njc for local government services has representatives on its staff side from unite, unison and gmb. The njc users manual on the scheme gives detailed guidance on the. The employers side of the njc for local government services green book staff have today 28. The employers considered it was necessary for higher increases on the lower pay points.
Local government pay the national joint council njc. Local government services local government association. Once these issues have been agreed within the njc a revised grey book will be published and advertised to authorities via njc circular. Updated pages for insertion into the national agreement green book will follow in due course. Mike walker pete allenson brian strutton mike walker peter allenson brian strutton heather wakefield joint secretaries annex 1. Scope the functions of the council shall relate to all employees of local authorities in england, wales and northern ireland and of other. The attached guidance reflects the application of this legislation to school support staff. The council shall be known as the national joint council for local government services. The jnc has agreed, however, to establish a joint working group to examine craft bonus and associated issues with particular reference to equal pay. The casual and essential user schemes for employees who started on or after th july 1993 are a modified version of the njc schemes, in that unlike the latter schemes the allowances under the former schemes. Appendix 1 extract from the green book njc advice on. The employers side of the njc for local government services green book staff have.
You do not need to take any action as there are no new. This is a two year pay agreement from 1 april 2018 to 31 march 2020 and the current njc payscales are from scp 6 to scp 49. The green book the national agreement on pay and conditions more commonly referred to as the green book covers nearly all support staff who work in the maintained and academy sectors in england, wales and northern ireland. The agreement set out in the green book the single status agreement of.
School employees covered by the burgundy book teachers and green book support staff sick pay schemes are entitled to full pay for absence when they are required to be absent due to infectious illness and this absence does not count against sick pay entitlements. This agreement has been reached by the national joint council for local government services njc. Existing local bonus schemes arrangements are not affected by this agreement. Guidance on fixedterm employment and training and development 3. This agreement includes the full, current details of the national joint council njc for local government services.
The document produced by the njc is known as the green book, and is held for reference by the schools hr team. The following related documents related to pay and remuneration can be accessed through the councils website. Whilst some local councils produce pay points and scales past point 49, these are not official njc scales. Local government services green book east midlands councils. Casual users are those for whom it is desirable that a car should be available when required. Resolved njc scheme only for green book staff n1 build equality monitoring into the appeals process to enable the team to identify if there are any equality issues.
The njc accordingly advises the local parties to cooperate in minimising the costs of reducing the standard working week in order to protect jobs and services. These technical notes provide guidance for users of the paper based njc scheme and its computerised version operated by pilat under licence to the njc. It also provides guidance on the design and use of. The green book tracked version this agreement includes the full, current details of the national joint council njc for local government services. Njc scheme and produces technical notes on common issues emerging. For grade evaluation purposes for green book roles, we use the glpc scheme for grades. Under the 2003 pay and conditions agreement there are still some areas within the grey book which need to be negotiated. Greenbooklive is the unique reference source and online listing of environmental products and services. Star academies is committed to offering national terms and conditions in line with the school teachers pay and conditions document stpcd, the burgundy book for teachers or the njc green book for support staff.
Lge also advises local authorities and related employers on national negotiating machinery. The green book is guidance issued by hm treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects. This will generally be council staff, school support staff and people who have been privatised or outsourced. To nurture competent leaders who will take the lead in various areas of their lives outside of green link club through using the skills learnt here and to nurture compassionate people. This njc pay claim for 202021 and accompanying submission is made by. However, there may be a small number of jobs for which it is not. However, please see below re green book and position of njc. National joint council for local government services njc. The payscales for 2018 2020 have been updated to reflect the changes to the njc pay spine for 201920. Staff on craft red book terms, staff on chief officer terms, or staffs coming.
All jobs within the local government services green book within one pay structure and graded using the national joint council njc job evaluation scheme a clear and transparent approach to management of employee appeals which arise as a result of the new pay and grading structure. The national joint councils guiding principles are to support and encourage. A guide to gender pay gap reporting and what it means for your school. Local government terms and conditions green book local. Keeping you up to date with the latest research and news from the cipd. Updates to the green book conditions of service document. The casual and essential user schemes for employees who started on or after th july 1993 are a modified version of the njc. New journal of chemistry royal society of chemistry. Pay governance and transformation cabinet member 22nd march 2017, updated th august 2019 1 1. Njc new journal of chemistry is a broadbased primary journal encompassing all branches of chemistry and its subdisciplines.
The green book sickness scheme starts at one month at full pay plus, after 4. Staff benefits thornbury primary leadership academy. Given the exceptional circumstances, employers may wish to suspend targets or triggers in occupational sickness policies for any absences connected with coronavirus. However, for the first period of sickness absence within a 6 month period, the first 3 days is paid at normal rate of pay. Local arrangements njc part 3 provisions bolton council. Appendix 1 extract from the green book njc advice on the establishment of market supplements 3. Pay offer is a twoyear pay deal from 1st april 2018 to 31st march 2020. Everyone on njc green book conditions working in councils, schools, academies and various other bodies. Please note that using the links on this page to access the njc terms and conditions the green book, will direct you to the local government association.
In general it is not necessary for schools to hold their own copy. Where employers have a sick pay policy more generous than ssp, this will take precedence. Conditions of service support staff schools choice. Annex f pay scales for staff employed on njc green book conditions and senior managers jnc. Some advice in the njc circulars below may now be outdated. The changes to the statutory maternity and adoption schemes state that there can be a maximum of keeping in touch days between employer and employee and that if an employee attends the workplace for.
Updates to the green book conditions of service document school. An employee who is prevented from attending work because of contact with infectious disease shall be entitled to receive normal pay. County council proposals for the implementation of report. National joint council for local government services. The njc has also agreed that an adoption scheme will now be included in the green book and that this will be in line with the attached maternity scheme. Known as the single status agreement, the green book covers the pay and conditions for 1. Gauge is the common name for the computerised njc scheme taken from the software it runs on.