Teacher associations will be fully consulted in determining the criterias to be used. Scale 4 job currently undergoing evaluation pay points. Pay offer is a twoyear pay deal from 1st april 2018 to 31st march 2020. April 2019, the remuneration of a grade a the lowest paid employee was. Conditions document and associated section 3 guidance and. The njc job evaluation technical notes form part of the njc green book and have the status of part 4 advice. I job evaluation questionnaire j nlesle payments k staffing structure. To negotiate collective agreements on pay and conditions and any other related matters that the two sides of the national joint council agree to negotiate on. Please see below the latest batch of model role profiles for commissioning, family support, home care, public health, residential care, principal social worker and support time recovery jobs. Everyone on njc green book conditions working in councils, schools, academies and various other bodies. In the context of implementing the local government njc jes, the function of. Pay scales and a number of incremental points in the green book.
The functions of the national joint council are as follows. The job requires knowledge of the procedures for a range of tasks and the operation of associated tools and equipment. Different job evaluation schemes are in use throughout the uk. Evaluating the neighbourhood justice centre in yarra. A new pay spine from 2019, with new scale points 143 and even 2% pay gaps between new scps 122. For tto staff an allowance is made in the tto notional pay and hours calculation for annual. In the green book the njc job evaluation scheme is explicitly described as the benchmark by which other schemes should be judged as fit for purpose on equalities. Pay policy statement 20182019 page 5 of 8 official 4.
The glpc job evaluation scheme is a points rating scheme. The council shall be known as the national joint council for local government services. Job evaluation this is a method of determining on a systematic basis the relative importance of a number of different jobs. The lower grades have been modified since the pay structure was introduced by. In april 1997 the national joint council njc for local government services agreed to. Equal pay audit 2014 carmarthenshire county council. Extended previous formal training, to graduate or professional qualification level, or equivalent, plus.
Cheshire county council job evaluation reported as having run into the buffers because of proposed pay cuts of up to. Scope the functions of the council shall relate to all employees of local authorities in england, wales and northern ireland and of other. Single status agreement conditions of service for part 3 of the. Green book the national joint council njc national agreement on pay. The national joint council njc job evaluation scheme was selected by hfrs to analyse and evaluate the posts. The green book job evaluation scheme analyses jobs under factors. Further information regarding this is contained within section 2 of this policy. The placing against njc scales are based on clearly agree roles and levels of responsibility. Pay decisions for all posts will be included in this ranking process. Each factor is broken down into a number of levels and each level is defined by the standard definitions laid down in the blue pages. This policy and procedure covers staff on njc, soulbury, jnc terms and conditions and. Jan 03, 2018 everyone on njc green book conditions working in councils, schools, academies and various other bodies. Applicable to njc green book local government services staff. The authority currently uses the hay job evaluation methodology and the gauge.
Local government pay the national joint council njc. The njc accordingly advises the local parties to cooperate in minimising the costs of reducing the standard working week in order to protect jobs and services. This divergence has lead to an inherent gender bias. County council proposals for the implementation of report of. For school support staff there may be specific arrangements and policies in place, please refer to your head teacher should you have any questions regarding the content of the handbook. Former craft red book staff moved across with effect from 1st december 20. Job evaluation does not cover staff not on green book terms and conditions. Herefordshire council job evaluation results rejected several times because of proposed pay cuts. To urge all local authorities, recognised unions and employers to apply national agreements. Job evaluation is an analytical method that is used to measure the size, nature, and level of a job based on a series of factor levels such as knowledge and skills, as well as physical effort and working conditions. The green book is guidance issued by hm treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects.
As with teaching posts, the pay and grading of jobs must be fair and nondiscriminatory, complying with equal pay legislation. Applying the njc job evaluation scheme occ local conventions. Council and amends the green book and local agreements. The job requires knowledge of the procedures for a range of tasks, some of which, singly or in combination, are.
Skills pathways and career grades and job evaluation 10 27 8. This evaluation system is a recognised best practice nondiscriminatory method of ranking jobs against a predetermined scale. The jobholder needs basic literacy and numeracy skills. National joint council for local government services. Conditions document and associated section 3 guidance and njc green book. I standard job evaluation pro forma 39 j job evaluation questionnaire 41. Each of the above is given different weightings as defined in the green book and the total score ranking produced by the job evaluation process is then used to form the basis of a new pay and grading scheme. This contract is subject to the appropriate employment checks being successfully undertaken, for example disclosure and barring service and medical checks, along with evidence of any required qualifications and registrations held. Apr 18, 20 the green book is guidance issued by hm treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects. While the technical notes apply to the njc job evaluation scheme jes, much of the advice is equally applicable to other bona fide je schemes. It involves the njc reaching out and getting involved with other agencies in the city of yarra it involves people in yarra using njc services, plus local people contributing to njc activities. Alternatively we can work with you to develop a bespoke system or implement job ranking or paired comparisons which is a simpler process.
Wherever possible, the panel will comprise of a union representative, a department representative and an hr representative. As we have divided up the approach to the green book, there are legally binding black letter terms relating to, for example, pay and, on the other hand, joint advice. Staff on craft red book terms, staff on chief officer terms, or staffs coming. To address participation questions a survey of njc stakeholders including njc staff members, was conducted over the course of the evaluation. The employers side of the njc for local government services green book.
The njc job evaluation technical notes form part of the njc green book and. Someone trained in job evaluation may carry this out for you. Job evaluation is an analytical method that is used to measure the size. A job holder could be a specialist professional or a more generalist manager with knowledge across a range of areas. The national joint councils job evaluation technical working group.
An appeal is not against the glpc scheme itself, nor the pay and grading structure nor the content of the job description. This does not mean authorities are obliged to use it, but the council does need to show that the current scheme operates in a way that is equivalent to the njc scheme. The single status agreement in summary is here in essence, over many years the pay and grading of some groups of council workers historically male dominated, manual and labourintensive jobs has diverged significantly from the core national joint council njc or green book pay scales. Sj beale hr consult uses the njc job evaluation scheme which is an analytical points factor scheme well known and respected particularly in unionised organisations. Njc for local government services green book grade. Because the local government njc job evaluation scheme, like many modern job evaluation schemes, has to apply to a wide range of different types of jobs, the factor and factor level definitions have to be written in generalised language, which can apply equally to a variety of jobs. The annual leave year is the 12 month period beginning 1 april each year. It also provides guidance on the design and use of monitoring and evaluation before, during. Job evaluation and pay bands employees, covered by the national joint council njc for local government services, as set out in the green book have their basic pay grade determined by a job evaluation scheme using the gauge system which ensures that different jobs having the same value are paid at the same rate within the same. The system is used in over ninety countries and within the public and private sector. It also provides guidance on the design and use of monitoring and evaluation before, during and after implementation. Pay policy statement 201920 north tyneside council. All jobs within the local government services green book within one pay structure and graded using the national joint council njc job evaluation scheme a clear and transparent approach to management of employee appeals which arise as a result of the new pay and grading structure.
Area the sphere of operation shall be england, wales and northern ireland. Such an approach should enable access to learning for all. The evaluation of the job is carried out by a trained panel comprising three evaluators. If the organsiation has never used njc before, may be useful to undertake job evaluation to accurately place specfic functions. Job evaluation and pay protection without the bullsht. Job evaluation is concerned with job relativity in terms of size and duties of different jobs comparing and measuring different aspects such as knowledge and skills to establish a hierarchy that can be linked to pay supported by external pay data in order to improve competitiveness. Job evaluation, job evaluation consultancy, job evaluation. H standard job evaluation pro forma 38 i job evaluation questionnaire 40. Green book and the njc pay arrangements for all support staff, including post. In our judgment, the entitlement to a job evaluation arises under the joint advice section and not under the principal provisions, and therefore that part of the claim would fail. Job evaluation is a way of assessing all posts in an equitable way by applying a system which looks, in a consistent way, across the component parts of each job and allocates a score. Local government pay the national joint council njc key. The njc has a strong commitment to joint negotiation and consultation at all levels, and.
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