local government pay award 2020

Pay awards. Level 3 covers operational employees undertaking duties and responsibilities in excess of Level 2 and entry level administrative employees. Council employees have been offered an improved pay increase of 2.75 per cent from 1 April 2020, plus an … Wednesday 5 February 2020; Share; The three unions representing council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (Wednesday) rejected the 2 per cent initial pay offer made by the local government employers. (b) The requirement to pay wages and other amounts under clause 17.2(a) is subject to further order of the Commission and the employer making deductions authorised by this award or the Act. (c) Where a part-time or full-time employee is usually rostered to work ordinary hours on the declared or prescribed part-day public holiday but as a result of being on annual leave does not work,they will be taken not to be on annual leave during the hours of the declared or prescribed part-day public holiday that they would have usually been rostered to work and will be paid their ordinary rate of pay for such hours. (i) Where an employee performs higher duties and is in receipt of a higher minimum hourly rate for 3 continuous months or more immediately prior to starting a period of paid annual leave or paid personal/carer’s leave,the leave will be paid at the higher minimum hourly rate. local government entity means a council,local council,county council,municipal council,shire council or other local government body created under or regulated by local government legislation of a State or Territory. 31.7 A party to the dispute may appoint a person,organisation or association to support and/or represent them in any discussion or process under clause 31. Table of Contents. 5.6 An agreement must do all of the following: (a) state the names of the employer and the employee;and, (b) identify the award term,or award terms,the application of which is to be varied;and, (c) set out how the application of the award term,or each award term,is varied;and, (d) set out how the agreement results in the employee being better off overall at the time the agreement is made than if the agreement had not been made;and. (e) The employer must grant paid annual leave requested by a notice under clause 23.8(a). (d) An employee to whom a direction has been given under clause 23.7(a) may request to take a period of paid annual leave as if the direction had not been given. (ii) Unless otherwise provided,each employee will be attached to one normal starting point only. If the employer and the employee reached an agreement under clause 6.2 on a change in working arrangements that differs from that initially requested by the employee,then the employer must provide the employee with a written response to their request setting out the agreed change(s) in working arrangements. Unless otherwise provided,overtime means all work performed at the direction of the employer: (a) in excess of the employee’s ordinary weekly hours as specified in clause 13.1(a); (b) on days other than ordinary working days as specified in clause 13.1;or. (a) A person engaged by a particular employer as a regular casual employee may request that their employment be converted to full-time or part-time employment. Staff in the local government sector voted two to one (66%) in favour of the 2020/21 pay award, which will apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. %���� A.9.6 Qualifications and experience: Employees will have a relevant degree or equivalent with extensive practical experience. Positions provide local decisions,direction,leadership and on-the-job training to supervised employees or groups of employees. A.7.5 Interpersonal skills: Persuasive skills are required to participate in technical discussions to resolve problems,explain policy and reconcile viewpoints. GMB Union. The Level 1 working conditions allowance compensates for all adverse conditions associated with working outdoors and/or for moderately obnoxious,offensive or dirty working conditions,including: ●working in hot places where temperatures are artificially raised above 45 degrees Celsius; ●working at heights above 5 metres from the ground or other stable surface,including on temporary structures; ●working in dusty,muddy or dirty conditions; ●cleaning of public toilets and animal shelters; ●operating mechanical and pneumatic equipment; ●handling or use of herbicides,insecticides and/or other poisonous or toxic substances; ●working with dirty materials such as asphalt,concrete,epoxy compounds,green or second-hand timber,insulation materials,grease,oil and other dirty building and construction materials; ●collection,removal and/or disposal of non-putrescible waste; ●collection,removal and/or disposal of non-putrescible waste by mechanical means;and. Subject to the governing rules of the relevant superannuation fund,the employer must also make the superannuation contributions provided for in clause 20.2 and pay the amount authorised under clauses 20.3(a) or (b): (a) Paid leave—while the employee is on any paid leave; (b) Work-related injury or illness—for the period of absence from work (subject to a maximum of 52 weeks) of the employee due to work-related injury or work-related illness provided that: (i) the employee is receiving workers compensation payments or is receiving regular payments directly from the employer in accordance with the statutory requirements;and. For provisions relating to part-day public holidays see Schedule I—Part-day Public Holidays. EXAMPLE: By making an agreement under clause 21.3 an employee who worked 2 overtime hours is entitled to 2 hours’time off. (k) Where it is agreed that a casual employee will have their employment converted to full-time or part-time employment as provided for in clause 11.5,the employer and employee must discuss and record in writing: (i) the form of employment to which the employee will convert—that is,full-time or part-time employment;and. The agreement, which was backed by a majority trade union vote at last week’s meeting of the Scottish Joint Council, will see a backdated increase of 3.5% for those earning up to £80,000 in 2018-19, followed by 3% increases in 2019-20 and 2020-21. (d) Clause 23.8 sets out how an employee who has an excessive leave accrual may require an employer to grant paid annual leave requested by the employee. Level 9 also covers experienced professionals. The Greater London settlement relates to the Outer and Inner London pay spines and comprises: A headline rate minimum 2% increase in 2018 and 2019 Graduate professional employees at this level are not expected to perform such management functions. 29.4 The employer must promptly consider any matters raised by the employees or their representatives about the changes in the course of the discussion under clause 29.1(b). (b) The employee is entitled to receive the benefits and payments they would have received under clause 33 or under sections 119 to 123 of the Act had they remained in employment until the expiry of the notice. A school-based apprentice is a person who is undertaking an apprenticeship in accordance with this schedule while also undertaking a course of secondary education. (e) If the employer has agreed to a shorter period of notice than that required under clause 32.1(b),then no deduction can be made under clause 32.1(d). (ii) Where a community services employee providing home care is required by the employer to travel between 2 or more work locations in any one day the employee will be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for travel between the first and successive service points and will be paid at the appropriate rate of pay during travel time between the first and successive service points. An employee's contract should state their rate of pay, the point on the local government pay scale that refers to, and how the rate will increase on an incremental basis to a certain point. ●Level 3 working conditions—$11.55 per hour. (d) A period of leave under clause X.2.1(a) must start before 29 March 2021,but may end after that date. I.1 This schedule operates where this award otherwise contains provisions dealing with public holidays that supplement the NES. Payment will be made by electronic funds transfer into the employee’s nominated account or other agreed method. 31.1 Clause 31 sets out the procedures to be followed if a dispute arises about a matter under this award or in relation to the NES. (d) Where a part-time or full-time employee is usually rostered to work ordinary hours on the declared or prescribed part-day public holiday,but as a result of having a rostered day off (RDO) provided under this award,does not work,the employee will be taken to be on a public holiday for such hours and paid their ordinary rate of pay for those hours. Over 1500 local authority professionals came together to celebrate the very best in local government as part of the biggest awards ceremony in the sector. (c) An employee who has given their employer notice of taking leave under clause X.2.1(a) must,if required by the employer,give the employer evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that the leave is taken for a reason given in clause X.2.1(a). Link to PDF copy of Agreement to Take Annual Leave in Advance. (c) receives,on a pro rata basis,pay and conditions equivalent to those of full-time employees who do the same kind of work. 2020/21 – an increase of 3 per cent. Employees covered by the provisions of this schedule will be entitled to the same terms and conditions of employment as other workers covered by this award on a pro rata basis. A.3.2 Judgment and problem solving:Personal judgment is required to follow predetermined procedures where a choice between more than 2 options is present. The 2020 Award took effect on the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2020. (c) An employer and an employee may agree in writing to the cashing out of a particular amount of accrued paid annual leave by the employee. (a) Clause 33.1 applies if,because of redundancy,an employee is transferred to new duties to which a lower ordinary rate of pay applies. An employee at Level 3,4 or 5 who is required by the employer to supervise other employees will be paid an allowance in addition to their classification rate of pay as follows: NOTE: The Level 1 and Level 2 classifications do not involve the supervision of other employees. E.3.1 Employees covered by this schedule will be those who are unable to perform the range of duties to the competence level required within the class of work for which the employee is engaged under this award,because of the effects of a disability on their productive capacity and who meet the impairment criteria for receipt of a disability support pension. 26th August 2020. 2. Level 9 involves duties and responsibilities in excess of Level 8 and typically involves key specialists in a specific field and the undertaking of a management function. Shortlist 2020; Judges; Sponsors. Where a union which has an interest in the award is not a party to the assessment,the assessment will be referred by the Fair Work Commission to the union by certified mail and the agreement will take effect unless an objection is notified to the Fair Work Commission within 10 working days. Part 1—Application and Operation of this Award. (b) The applicable index figure is the index figure published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Eight Capitals Consumer Price Index (Cat No. The total overtime paid to an employee for all time remotely responding in any day commencing from the first response will be rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes. (a) An employer may require an employee in the following roles or work areas to remain at their place of work during the meal break if a replacement employee is not reasonably available: (b) Where the employee in clause 15.3(a) is required to perform work during their meal break the employee will have their meal break extended so that they receive an unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes in total. Changes may involve re-design of job duties,working time arrangements and work organisation in consultation with other workers in the area. Ability to generate innovative approaches to more effectively deploy resources,meet changing circumstances and improve services. Penalties,including public holiday penalties and overtime,for casual employees will be calculated on the minimum hourly rate for the classification in which they are employed exclusive of the casual loading. (a) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships. GMB has now confirmed that it will be consulting without a recommendation on whether the Employers’ final offer should be accepted or rejected. (e) local government associations and their employees. Proficiency in the application of standardised procedures and practices. E.8 Other terms and conditions of employment. (e) Leave taken under clause X.2.1(a) does not affect any other paid or unpaid leave entitlement of the employee and counts as service for the purposes of entitlements under this award and the NES. (n) A casual employee must not be engaged and re-engaged (which includes a refusal to re-engage),or have their hours reduced or varied,in order to avoid any right or obligation under clause 11.5. UNISON and GMB members voted to accept the offer; it was rejected by UNITE members. Positions may require demonstrated competence in administrative areas. B.1.1 Full-time and part-time adult employees—ordinary and penalty rates for employees working ordinary hours of work from Monday to Friday as provided in clauses 13.1(d) and 13.1(h). An employer wishing to employ a person under the provisions of this schedule must take reasonable steps to make changes in the workplace to enhance the employee’s capacity to do the job. NOTE: An example of the type of agreement required by clause 21.3 is set out at Schedule H—Agreement for Time Off Instead of Payment for Overtime. Later, Mr Sunak warned that the government must "exercise restraint" in future public sector pay awards. 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 agreed for the 2020/21 year. E.3.2 This schedule does not apply to any existing employee who has a claim against the employer which is subject to the provisions of workers compensation legislation or any provision of this award relating to the rehabilitation of employees who are injured in the course of their employment. ●there will be no loss of pay for ordinary hours of work which occur during this absence. (ii) all other amounts that are due to the employee under this award and the NES. [21.2(c) renumbered as 21.2(d) by PR723996 ppc 20Nov20]. For example,the Commission could make an order delaying the requirement to pay redundancy pay if an employer makes an application under section 120 of the Act for the Commission to reduce the amount of redundancy pay an employee is entitled to under the NES. NOTE 1:A employee covered by this award who is entitled to the benefit of clause X.2.1 or X.2.2 has a workplace right under section 341(1)(a) of the Act. The wages paid for training time may be averaged over the semester or year. Unpaid family and domestic violence leave is provided for in the NES. The Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) runs from 2018 to 2020 and has a cost of €877 million. 29.2 For the purposes of the discussion under clause 29.1(b),the employer must give in writing to the affected employees and their representatives (if any) all relevant information about the changes including: (b) their expected effect on employees;and. This document gives an update on the April 2020 Local Government Pay Award for School Support Staff. The increase is 2.75% on all pay points applicable from 01 April 2020. ��G�ғB��f$������頁9Y{�YY�˲�V�H����]. Leading hand allowance—Supervisor level 3 or 4—supervising 1 to 5 employees, Leading hand allowance—Supervisor level 3 or 4—supervising 6 to 15 employees, Leading hand allowance—Supervisor level 3,4 or 5—supervising over 15 employees, Adverse working conditions allowance—Level 1, Adverse working conditions allowance—Level 2, Adverse working conditions allowance—Level 3, Camping allowance (operative from 31 January 2014), On-call allowance—Sunday or public holiday, Sleepover allowance—additional to on call allowance in clause 24.6(b). 6401.0),as follows: Tools and equipment for house and garden component of the household appliances,utensils and tools sub-group. (d) The employer may require the employee to present proof of payment prior to the reimbursement. Employees in this level are expected to write detailed and non-standard reports and correspondences in their field of expertise. endobj Manage employees,budgets,work programs or major projects of the employer or a department utilising leadership,evaluation and monitoring skills to facilitate achievement of objectives. 2 0 obj This policy was lifted in 2017 and from 2018/19 to 2020/21 the parts of the public sector that are covered by the PRBs received pay rises above 2%. stream Local government has accepted a 2.75% pay increase, it has been confirmed, despite objections from Unite. A copy of the agreement can be found here. The winners will now be announced on September 17 2021 at a lunchtime event at London’s Hilton Hotel, Park Lane instead of in June while finalists will be confirmed in early summer. 20 November 2020 The chairman of the LGA’s Community Wellbeing Board says the hard work of the sector during the pandemic must be recognised as the chancellor moves to put a squeeze on public sector salaries. 30.1 Clause 30 applies if an employer proposes to change the regular roster or ordinary hours of work of an employee,other than an employee whose working hours are irregular,sporadic or unpredictable. (i) All training fees charged by an RTO for prescribed courses and the cost of all prescribed textbooks (excluding those textbooks which are available in the employer’s technical library) for the apprenticeship,which are paid by an apprentice,shall be reimbursed by the employer: ● within 6 months of the commencement of the apprenticeship or the relevant stage of the apprenticeship;or. (b) A regular casual employee is a casual employee who has in the preceding period of 12 months worked a pattern of hours on an ongoing basis which,without significant adjustment,the employee could continue to perform as a full-time employee or part-time employee under the provisions of this award. Community service leave is provided for in the NES. The period of operation can be extended on application. Disputes about whether the employer has discussed the request with the employee and responded to the request in the way required by clause 6,can be dealt with under clause 31—Dispute resolution. (b) Any amount of overtime that has been worked by an employee in a particular pay period and that is to be taken as time off instead of the employee being paid for it must be the subject of a separate agreement under clause 21.3. This award structure consists of skill-based classifications defined according to the following skill descriptors. (iii) The first aid allowance is payable during periods of paid leave. (e) Ordinary hours can be worked between 5.00 am and 10.00 pm,Monday to Sunday for employees in the following roles or work areas: (ii) caretakers/hall keepers/caravan park employees; (vi) garbage,sanitary and sullage services; (viii) local law enforcement and community safety services; (f) Ordinary hours for employees working in libraries can be worked between 8.00 am and 9.00 pm,Monday to Sunday. 3. 3.3 The employer must ensure that copies of the award and the NES are available to all employees to whom they apply,either on a notice board which is conveniently located at or near the workplace or through accessible electronic means. 7.2 Facilitative provisions in this award are contained in the following clauses: Part-time employees—agreed additional hours, Substitution of public holiday by agreement. Its members voted 2:1 in favour of the pay award which will apply in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (d) In calculating overtime,each day’s work stands alone. NOTE: Where there is no classification for a particular employee in this award it is possible that the employer and that employee are covered by an award with occupational coverage. Unite national officer for local government Jim Kennedy said: “Unite’s council employees have by a majority of 70 per cent rejected today (Monday 17 August) the derisory 2020 pay offer that was made by the Local Government Employers in the midst of the pandemic. (c) If in a pay period or roster cycle an employee works any hours in excess of either of the outer limit amounts specified in the agreement pursuant to clause 18.1(b)(iv),such hours will not be covered by the annualised wage and must separately be paid for in accordance with the applicable provisions of this award. Name of employee:_____________________________________________, Name of employer:_____________________________________________. An employee who is on-call in accordance with clause 21.6 will be paid an on-call allowance as follows: [19.2(e)(i) varied by PR718930 ppc 01Nov20]. The annex below lists the new pay scales for clerks and other employees employed under the terms of the model contract including SCPs 50 and above.

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