Information regarding the 2024/25 Local Government Pay Award can be found below.
Employees who have left the council will be required to complete this form.
Pay Award 2024/25 FAQ’s
The details of the pay uplift are as follows: The pay uplift covers the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025:
• At each Spinal Column Point (SCP) a £0.67 uplift in the hourly rate or a 3.6% uplift (whichever is higher)
Term time workers should note that these rates are based on the full Spinal Column Point, and payment for term time workers will be pro-rated accordingly.
Arrears will be shown for each element as (Back Pay) on your payslip. There may be occasions where manual intervention is required, and this will appear as Basic Pay Arrears or Overtime Arrears.
Yes, you may pay a higher contribution than normal in the period where your arrears are processed. This is because the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 states that deductions are based on the earnings in the period regardless of when they are earned.
Student loan deductions are calculated on the earnings in the period regardless of when they are earned, so you may find there is an increase in your student loan deduction in the pay where arrears have been processed..
There is a chance your UC claim may be affected as your earnings will be higher than normal in your qualifying period. Further guidance is available here.
If you pay a percentage contribution to your AVC, your AVC amount will increase due to the new salary and any arrears that are pensionable. If you pay a fixed amount, there will be no change to your deduction unless you wish to increase it to reflect your new salary. You should contact Prudential to do this..
Anyone who has left NLC between 1st April and the implementation date are required to complete the leavers form (update link) on myNL. Payments to leavers will be made in due course, after all current employees have received their arrears. Any updates to the timescales for making these payments will appear on myNL. The Payroll & Pension Team will notify SPFO of any leavers who have requested their arrears. .
If after reviewing the information contained within these FAQs you still have questions, any queries should initially be logged via myNL Portal using the People Helpdesk General Enquiry form. Education and Families should do this by emailing the ESC-HelpDeskTeam@northlan.gov.uk.
Working time payments uplift will be 3.6%..