PUBLIC SECTOR PAY
Government accepts pay review body recommendations
The government has today accepted the recommendations of pay review bodies for public sector pay awards for 2012-13. In line with the announcement made in the June Budget 2010, public sector workers covered by the review bodies earning over a full-time equivalent of £21,000 will have their pay frozen. Those earning £21,000 or less will receive a pay increase of £250.
In his the Spending Review 2010, George Osborne forecast the pay freeze would save £3.3 billion a year by 2014-15.
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Key details
The review bodies made recommendations on uplifts for prison officers, the armed forces and NHS Agenda for Change staff earning £21,000 or less, which the government has accepted.
Review bodies for judges, the senior civil service, the senior military, NHS Very Senior Managers and doctors and dentists did not make recommendations, as their workforces earn above £21,000 and are subject to a pay freeze.
The Teachers Pay Review Body made recommendations for the full two-year pay freeze last year.
The majority of civil servants will remain in the pay freeze for the coming year. However, those departments who had not already agreed a legally binding pay deal entered the pay freeze a year early in 2010-11 and will therefore exit it ahead of other groups. Their settlements for 2012-13 will be in line with the 1% average pay increase set out by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement 2011.
Today’s announcement does not include police and local government workforces, who are not covered by review bodies.
Police officer pay is determined by the Police Negotiating Board and the Home Secretary.
Local government workers’ pay remains a matter for local authorities and the National Joint Council.