Pay in the Public Services 2007– contents

Review and prospects

Government policy on public sector pay
Pay settlements in 2007
Pay rises due in 2008 under long-term pay deals
Pay review body system under the spotlight
Pay progression
Equal pay and gender equality duty
The gender pay gap in the public sector
Continuing pension reforms
Minimum rates of pay
Pay in London and the regions
Trends in public sector earnings
Public sector labour market
The bargaining calendar for 2008

Central government

Negotiations over a large number of 2007 civil service pay reviews which have yet to be completed, and the reasons for this backlog.
The increased number of compulsory pay awards (more than one in four of 2007-08 pay awards were imposed without agreement form the trade unions).
Pay awards imposed in four out of five largest departments in 2007/08 meaning half of all civil servants in this years survey have imposed pay deals.
Why these awards have become major controversial issues.

Pay structures in departments and agencies

ACAS
British Library
Cabinet Office
Crown Prosecution Service
Defence Aviation Repair Agency
Department for Education and Skills
Department of Health
Department of Trade and Industry
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
HM Revenue & Customs
Home Office
Ministry of Defence
National Assembly for Wales
Northern Ireland Civil Service
Office for National Statistics
Scottish Executive
Tate Galleries
Treasury
Vehicle Certification Agency

Pay review body groups

Armed forces Review Body
MPs and Ministers
Prison service (E&W)
The Judiciary

Local government

Following a one-year deal in local government in 2007, agreed following drawn out negotiations and a ballot for industrial action by Unison, new negotiations have begun for the Local Government Services NJC 2008 pay award.

The current situation on the implementation of single status.
The ongoing equal pay challenge that is occurring in the sector.
The findings of the annual IDS local government pay and benchmarking survey, which presents salary data for 40 key job roles including school support, social services and environmental services staff.
The recruitment and retention difficulties in the sector.
The application of market supplements.
Staff turnover and absence.
The impact of new pay and grading structures.
The huge issue of equal pay claims.
The 2007 pay award for police officers triggered by the Home Secretary’s decision to defer payment of the independent arbitrator’s award of 2.5 per cent to December.

Pay structures in local government

Local government services NJC (E&W)
Educational advisors (Soulbury Committee)
Police Negotiating Board
Scottish JIC for Local government

Local pay structures

Aylesbury Vale District Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Canterbury City Council
Tandridge District Council

National Health Service

The Government’s staging of the 2007 pay award to NHS staff in England.
The decision by the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to award the Review Body’s recommended 2.5 per cent increase in full from April.
The extension of the Review Body’s remit, which previously only covered nurses and other health professionals but which has now been extended to cover all NHS staff.
The main elements of the staff side and Government evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body in the 2008 pay round.
The issue of staff grade and associate specialist hospital doctors who have been waiting over a year for a new contract.

Education

Pay deals for school teachers.
How England and Wales saw pay rise by 2.5 per cent in September 2007 in the final year of a two-year deal.
How the final year of a four-year deal in Scotland saw salaries rise by 2.25 per cent from 1 April 2007.
The controversies surrounding teachers’ pay in light of both the Government’s public sector pay policy and higher inflation.
The developments in universities under the 2006-2009 pay agreement.
The current situation in Further Education where agreements for colleges in England and Wales.

Pay structures in education

Teachers ( England and Wales)
Teachers ( Scotland)
University technical and computer staff
University manual and ancillary staff