It would be the third time the union had staged industrial action during 2022 after members rejected a 3% pay rise and 500 lump sum. 6bn would probably be spent on a fuel duty freeze, but borrowing would still be almost 25bn lower than previously anticipated. If you are currently working in a higher banded post and are not being paid accordingly, you should discuss this with your manager and contact us if you need further help. National Student Volunteer Day - Sophia Tan on February 17, 2023 This will be deducted from your entitlement when calculating sick pay. This states: "Pay during annual leave will include any regularly paid supplements, including any work outside normal hours and high cost area supplements. Under local policy, management and human resources are likely to have the discretion to take into account previous NHS service. [68], On 28 June, GPs at the Annual General Meeting of the British Medical Association voted to take industrial action over new contracts requiring them to work on weekday evenings and Saturdays. National Waiting Times Centre NHS Ayrshire & Arran NHS Borders NHS Dumfries & Galloway NHS Fife NHS Forth Valley NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Grampian NHS Highland NHS Lanarkshire NHS Lothian NHS Orkney endobj
For example, a member of staff works three days a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for six hours per day. Monday 2 January 2023 Tuesday 3 January 2023 The next Public Holiday is Monday 26 December 2022. 3 May 2021. Paul Nowak of the TUC said this showed the government could break the deadlock on strikes. The strikes took place with rising inflation, and demands for pay increases that would keep pace with this inflation. You should then be given the opportunity to achieve the necessary development before a final decision is made. In the absence of continuous previous service with the NHS, employershave the discretion,under section 12 of the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook, to take in to account 'any period or periods of employment with employers outside the NHS where these are judged to be relevant to NHS employment'. If you believe you have been underpaid, please see our underpayment of wages guide. or
While you needto demonstrate the application of knowledge, skills and competence in your role,your employer is also required tohave an agreed and fair appraisal system in place. [27], On 25 August, train drivers at Chiltern Railways, Northern Trains and Transpennine Express belonging to the ASLEF union voted to take strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. If you are employed within the NHS please also see annex 25 of theNHS Terms and Conditionsfor information about public holidays over the Christmas and New Year periods. [136] Bailey maintained he thought headline inflation was improving, it had fallen. [98] On 16 January the National Education Union announced that its members had voted to strike, and confirmed that seven days of strike action would be held in February and March; three national strikes in England and Wales would be held on 1 and 15 February, and 15 March, as well as four days on which regional strike action would take place. The walkout ended at 04:59 on 30 August. Public Holidays 2021-22. [17], In Scotland, a separate strike was called for 10 October after the RMT rejected a 5% pay offer from ScotRail that was described as a "kick in the teeth". In aggregating periods of absence due to illnessno account will be taken of: Staff who are on sickness absence due to a work related injury, disease or other health condition may also be entitled to payment of an injury allowance as defined in section 22 of the handbook. [50] The drivers undertook a further 11 day strike from 25 October, and Unite has said that more strikes will be scheduled if the roster changes are not rescinded. On 16 February, it was reported the national team were considering strike action on 25 February, the date of a scheduled Six Nations Championship match against England. a pandemic, then you could have a claim for breach of contract (including recovery of holiday expenses already incurred). [7] The 21 June walkout involved 40,000 rail staff, as well as 10,000 workers from London Underground. Your employer should also act reasonably when dealing with annual leave requests; for example, they should operate a fair process for dealing with multiple requests for the same day off. [10] and 15 and 17 September. For more information on the rights of part-time workers, please seeour guidance onpart-time workers. [105], Members of the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) were scheduled to stage a strike in February 2023, but after they voted to accept a new pay offer from the Scottish Government, it was announce on 25 February that they had suspended the strike action scheduled for the following week. A worker is entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid statutory annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998. 3 0 obj
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[39] On 3 August RMT workers on the London Underground network, and London Overground trains served by Arriva Rail London, announced a 24-hour strike for 19 August; workers at Arriva Rail London had rejected a 5% pay offer. If you need further support, contact us. Easter Monday. Staff without previous NHS employment would normally be appointed to receive the minimum of the pay band. [41] On 7 July the strike action was suspended following further discussions between union representatives and British Airways, which had resulted in what the union described as a "vastly improved" pay offer. Learn about your sick pay entitlements, preparefor review meetings and find ways to deal with work-related stress. Bank workers are generally not regarded as employees and therefore do not build up 'continuity of service' in between specific bank shifts. .X{^kYXL~XCoXCtWY~Cu?dVp4sg_)^>UO2 1kM~i|#>xi{il+3U{Py?G8y@ksi>y#I.`%fk}-qME2|whG'"L3$4eb!u0;_}7ch Ur`Wu$cg&t^uL7Y9/ GB,p:@kRD\4* [134][135], On 9 February 2023, Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England said that as it was the view of the bank that inflation would "fall very rapidly" during the year, and that this should be taken into account by public sector workers when asking for pay rises. The way in which your 'usual' sick pay is calculated will depend on what band you work in and whether the absence is due to work-related injury or disease. If you have followed your contract and policy on annual leave, and you have obtained the employers consent, it may not be reasonable for the employer to unilaterally cancel your leave. The train operators affected were Hull Trains, Greater Anglia and Tramlink. Public support for the strikes was organised through the Enough is Enough! I agree, The RCN recommends using an updated browser such as
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. This is important as continuity of service affects your entitlement to certain things (such as annual leave and contractual sick pay) under the NHS terms and conditions of service. This adversely affected recruitment and retention of staff as well as causing strikes. This means that there are no further changes to our service plans this day. [46], On 13 February 2023, a long-running dispute between the Unite union and Abellio London, involving around 1,600 bus drivers in London was resolved when they accepted a deal that would mean drivers with two years' service being paid 18 an hour. See section 15 of the handbook (note there are different provisions for England and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and your employer's policy for more detail. If your line manager is trying to cancel your annual leave, in the first instance please check your contract and/or local policy. Monday 3 January 2022. By continuing to use our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies. NHS terms and conditions of service handbook, Read the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook, Basic pay on promotion will generally be set at the minimum pay-step point of the new pay band. uDbOE,3#@ 52M. [11] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, the strikes scheduled for 15 and 17 September were suspended. On 29 August, the three trade unions involved in the dispute announced plans for a second strike. Wherever possible, booked annual leave should be honoured. stream
Please also see Reckonable Service and Continuous Service Dates (NHSEI). How is the cost-of-living crisis and the remnants of a global pandemic impacting your work and life? See section 6 ofthe handbook, as applicable to the country in which you work. [119], On 4 May, members of Unite embarked on historic strike action at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London and Edinburgh the first such action since the inception of the regulator. However, some employers may not give full time workers a day off if they do not usually work on a public holiday day. The ballot at Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern did not support strike action but supported industrial action short of a strike. It followed a vote in April 2022 when 75% of FCA staff with Unite memberships voted in favour of the action against the regulator over disputes around changes to pay and conditions as well as the FCAs refusal to recognise Unite. If you are being asked to work in a higher banded post for any period, you should only do so where your rate of pay is agreed in advance. for members employed on AfC terms and conditions in, for members not employed on AfC terms and conditions in. Tuesday 28 December 2021. Annex23 sets out the principles and guidance which will underpinlocal pay progression policies in England and Wales. [102] On 22 November, a revised 6.85% pay offer was rejected by the EIS, meaning the industrial action would go ahead. Job evaluation is the process by which jobs within the NHS are compared with each other, using agreed and consistent rules. A 24-hour strike was scheduled for 15 March to coincide with Budget Day. OGrady stated the government would be at fault if there were large scale public sector strike action during the months following October 2022. [127], In January 2023, discussions between the Welsh Rugby Players Association and the Professional Rugby Board commenced after a long-running dispute over pay and the terms on which players in Wales could represent the Wales national rugby union team. Read our cookie policy and how to disable them, Independent health and social care employment, Education learning and development strategy, NMC consultation on post-registration standards, Chief Executive and General Secretary's update, Capture your lived experience with our easy-to-use tool, Information on NHS pay in Scotland is available, Information on NHS pay in Northern Ireland is, Find out more about NHS job evaluation here, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority(CICA). [26] A second day of ASLEF strike action was subsequently staged on 13 August. Employersappraisal, development and review systems should betransparent and applied consistently andobjectively to avoid any unfair treatment of staffprotected under theEquality Act 2010. Generally, there would be no obligation to pay new starters with previous NHS service higher than the bottom of the pay band, unless the employer's policy explicitly states this must be taken into account. Monday, 3 January 2022. Employers can also (where appropriate) manage performance issues under local capability and/or disciplinary policies. [16] On 4 November the RMT announced the strikes had been suspended and that they would enter into "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and the train operators. Contractual payments in the handbook are as follows: Whether you work full-time or part-time you will be entitled to paid and unpaid maternity leave under the NHS contractual maternity pay scheme ifyou have 12 months continuous service with one or more NHS employers at the beginning of the 11th week before the expected week of childbirth. %PDF-1.5
[65] On 30 October, the CWU announced they had called off strikes for the next two weeks following a legal letter sent to them by Royal Mail, but said the strike action would continue on 12 November. The public holiday dates for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde for 2021/2022 to follow. Guidance issued by the DHSC in England confirms that employers should only consider cancelling an individuals pre-agreed annual leave in exceptional circumstances. The May bank holiday weekend will be moved to Thursday 2 June and an additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June will create a four-day weekend. [4] The action would see the largest outbreak of industrial action in the United Kingdom since 1989,[5] and the first national strike involving the UK's railways since 1994, when signal workers walked out over a pay dispute with Railtrack. My public sector experience has included time spent with OSCR, the Scottish Charity Regulator, as well as my past role as Chair of the Review of Governance of NHS Endowment Funds, which considered the governance framework for NHS charities in Scotland. [61], On 29 June, Royal Mail managers belonging to the Unite union voted to take industrial action in a dispute over redundancies and a redeployment programme to bring in what they described as "worsening terms and conditions"; the vote for strike action was 86% in the UK mainland and 89% in Northern Ireland. Friday 13th October 2023 - Autumn Bank Holiday (except Adult Social Care) Monday 25th December 2023 - Christmas Day Tuesday 26th December 2023 - Boxing Day Monday 1st January 2024 - New Year's Day Tuesday 2nd January 2024 - Public Holiday Salaried GPs have two additional public holidays. [73] In solidarity with the RCN ballot, Unison announced that they would concurrently ballot their NHS workers for industrial action, with the ballot opening on 27October. [75] On 17 November, the RCN warned the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, that the Government had 5 days to open formal negotiations or strikes would be announced for December 2022. Non-contractual compulsory overtime that which your employer does not have to offer you, but if it does, you must work it. [37] Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the TSSA, described the deal as "a sensible outcome to a reasonable offer". Google Chrome. [20], On 10 February 2023, the RMT's executive committee rejected a pay deal described by the Rail Delivery Group and Network Rail as their "best and final" offer, and said they would seek further negotiations. For more information please see our guidance onAgenda for Change. [43], On 1 July it was confirmed that roughly 370 Unite members employed as bus drivers at Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire would begin eight days of strike action from 4 July in a dispute over wages. Whilst this is discretionary and employers may argue that staff who work solely on a bank are not employees, staff might want to argue that this approach goes against the spirit of the clause and they should be entitled to some recognition of the years of service. The 12-day strike began as the city played host to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival and led Public Health Scotland to issue a public health warning because of uncollected rubbish in urban areas. [68], On 19 June The Observer reported that the National Education Union would ballot its 450,000 members on industrial action if teachers did not receive a pay rise close to the rate of inflation, while it was also reported that Unison had warned of industrial action among medical staff if they were not offered a pay rise. You should therefore check your contract of employment for your annual leave entitlement. This totals 18 hours per week. %PDF-1.5
Holidays Scotland (United Kingdom) Here you will find the public holidays for Scotland of the current year ( 2023 ), of the following two years ( 2024 ), ( 2025 ), as well as of the past year ( 2022 ). [68], Following a January 2023 tax receipt that was higher than forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the government had a 5.4bn revenue surplus for the month. You should also check your employer's written polices for specific detail of the process to be followed at your workplace. The average working day over a five day week is 7.5 hours. [111][112], On 1 September, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon met with council leaders and trade union leaders to resolve the dispute. [124] On 28 February, members of the National Union of Journalists working for the BBC regional service in England voted to take strike action over planned cuts to BBC Local Radio. See section 13.9 of the handbookfor more information on reference periods and how annual leave pay is calculated in the NHS. [95], In Scotland, non-teaching staff in 11 council areas were scheduled to stage a three-day strike in early September, but this was called off after the Unison, Unite and GMB unions agreed a pay deal. Any restrictions on staff taking annual leave are staggered so all staff get to take leave. 4 0 obj
Part-time workers will be entitled to paid public holidays no less than pro-rata to the number of public holidays for a full-time worker, rounded up to the nearest half day (section 13.6). <>
[92] Another two-day strike was held on 30 and 31 August. This guide includes advice on your statutory entitlement to annual leave, Agenda for Change terms and conditions for NHS staff and best practice for part time employees. [12] On 20 September a further two strikes were announced for 1 and 5 October. NHS Employers should direct enquiries to the Scottish Government contact Job roles are 'scored' against fixed criteria and matched with a specific pay band depending on how high that score is. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. [140], The TUC said in October 2022 that almost 2 million public sector workers "could be close" to leaving due to "poor pay", this could cause crisis in the UK public services. [106], On 24 October, the UK's largest higher education union, the UCU voted in favour of strike action in a national ballot. Pay during annual leave will include regularly paid supplements, including any recruitment and retention premia, payments for work outside normal hours and high-cost area supplements. [62] On 19 July Royal Mail workers belonging to the Communication Workers Union voted to take strike action; the stoppage would involve roughly 115,000 staff members. The first phase of strike action will take place on Thursday15 December and Tuesday 20 December. If sickness absence is because of an injury or disease wholly or mainly attributable to your employment, you may be entitled to claim additional benefits. [67], In summer 2022 the government announced below inflation pay rises which lead to a series of strike ballots by health unions. [36] Unlike the train operators involved in the national dispute, Merseyrail is a fully devolved Train Operating Company and therefore not required to consult the government on issues such as levels of pay and industrial disputes. Find out more about Agenda for Change,past pay scalesand NHS mileage allowance. See popular questions & answers about NHS Scotland; Office Manager. 35,000 - 38,000 a year. Gartnavel Royal Hospital. yourintention to return to work with the same or another NHS employer for a minimum period of three months after your maternity leave has ended. [40], On 23 June, it was announced that 700 staff at Heathrow Airport who belong to the GMB and Unite unions had voted to hold strike action during the summer holidays, when the number of overseas travellers was expected to be at pre-pandemic levels. [97] On 12 January 2023, the NASUWT announced that despite 9 out of 10 members who voted opting for industrial action, members working in state funded schools would not be striking due to a 42% turnout; 8% less than the 50% turnout ratio required by the government. For those workers who work. 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