New national pay offer made – but it’s still a mere 1% (although with “no strings”)

Following the rejection by the local government trade unions (Unison, Unite and GMB) of the employers’ previous pay “options” of a 0.6% pay increase with no strings or a 1% increase with strings, the employers have now come back with a new pay offer. It is for a 1% pay rise from 1 April 2013 with no strings attached.

Members should be consulted on whether or not they wish to accept this offer shortly. Unison members in Scotland have already rejected a similar offer.