Modernisation of public sector pay continues

PUBLIC SECTOR

Modernisation of public sector pay continues

Public sector employees have enjoyed real improvements in basic pay in the past year, but many continue to be affected by a raft of reforms as the government attempts to modernise reward systems, according to a new report by pay analysts Industrial Relations Services.

The 10-page IRS report chronicles all the latest pay awards across the public sector, examines attempts to tackle staffing shortages and provides a state-of-play analysis of the pay reform programme.

The background: changes to public sector pay

• Planned reforms for civil servants include team-based incentives and more rapid salary progression.
• In local government, attempts are being made to implement a single, national pay spine which will deal with pressing equal pay issues.
• A controversial new shake-up of classroom teachers&#8217 pay in England and Wales has for the first time introduced performance thresholds.
• At the heart of the changes in the NHS is the introduction of three national spines to cover all health service staff, underpinned by a single job evaluation scheme.

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Title: Public sector pay in 2001/02 , IRS Employment Review 742, 17 December 2001.

Availability: To find out more about this report contact the IRS subscriptions department in London, tel: 020 7354 6742, or for editorial enquiries email the editor jeremy.baugh@irseclipse.co.uk

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Posted 21 January 2002