Resolved-

This Council notes:

·         For most workers in local government and schools, pay and other terms and conditions are determined by the National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services

·         On average across the country, NJC basic pay has fallen by 21% in real terms since 2010

·         NJC workers had a three-year pay freeze from 2010-2012 and have received only 1% pay increase annually since then

·         NJC pay is the lowest in the public sector

This Council therefore supports the NJC pay claim for 2018, submitted by UNISON, GMB and Unite on behalf of council and school workers and calls for the immediate end of public sector pay restraint. NJC pay cannot be allowed to fall further behind other parts of the public sector. This Council also welcomes the joint review of the NJC pay spine to remedy the turbulence caused by bottom-loaded pay settlements.

Council further notes the drastic ongoing cuts to our funding by the Government which has impacted staff here in Bradford. Council calls on the Government to provide all additional resources to ensure local authorities can fund a decent pay rise for NJC employees and the pay spine review.

This Council resolves to:

·         Write to the LGA asking it to make urgent representations to Government to fund the NJC claim and the pay spine review;

·         Write to the Prime Minister and Chancellor supporting the NJC pay claim and seeking the additional resources needed to fund a decent pay rise and the pay spine review

·         Write to local NJC union representatives to convey support for the pay claim and the pay spine review.

ACTION:       Chief Executive/Director of Human Resources