The 2024/25 Local Government pay settlement for teachers and associated professionals is scheduled to be paid with a back dated award to 1st August 2024 as follows:
| Pay Frequency | Pay Date |
| Monthly (0410MO) | Thursday 24th October 2024 |
| Monthly (0411MO) | Friday 8th November 2024 |
Further information guidance if you currently receive Universal Credit can be found on myNL.
Leavers
Employees who have left the council will be required to complete the MS Leavers backpay form.
Non-teaching employees should complete this form.
Guidance on completing the form can be found in the attached documents.
FAQs
The 2024-2025 pay award for teachers and associated professionals has been agreed as follows:
Effective Date & Pay Increase
01/08/2024 – 4.27% increase on all SNCT pay points
The pay agreement will cover the period 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025
Arrears backdated to 1/8/2024 will be paid as follows:
Permanent Teachers will be paid 24/10/24
Supply Teachers will be paid 08/11/24
With backdated pay increase teachers’ pension is recalculated based on the rate that would have applied had it been processed on time. The system will calculate the total amount of pension due based on the increased pay and deduct the difference previously paid as back pay. Below are the pension rates for 2024/2025.
| Actual pensionable pay for the eligible employment for 2021/2022 | Contribution percentage rate |
|---|---|
| Up to and including £34,286 | 7.35% |
| £34,287 to £46,155 | 8.88% |
| £46,156 to £54,728 | 9.90% |
| £54,729 to £67,975 | 10.61% |
| £67,976 to £92,693 | 11.73% |
| £92,694 and above | 12.14% |
Arrears will be shown for each element as (Back Pay) on your payslip.
If your Cash Conservation commenced prior to 1 August 2024, you will be conserved at the salary rate at the start of the conservation. This effectively means there will be no increase in your pay.
If your Cash Conservation started between 1 August 2024 and implementation date, you will be conserved at the new salary rate.
if the new salary rate is over their conserved salary the conservation will stop and you will be paid the increase rate.
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.
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 August 2024 and the implementation date will need to contact the Payroll and Pensions Team to request arrears are paid. This can be done by completing the MS Leavers backpay form here. You must include your name and employee number and confirm if your bank details have changed or not. The Payroll & Pension Team will notify SPPA of any leavers who have requested their arrears. Leaver’s payments will be processed as soon as possible after the current staff arrears have been processed.
If following reviewing the information contained within these FAQ’s any queries should initially be logged through the People Help Desk by email on PayAwardEnquiries@northlan.gov.uk.