- Conference
- 2024 Local Government Service Group Conference
- Date
- 23 February 2024
- Decision
- Carried
Unison and other unions were told in 2022 that the local government employers would not negotiate on car allowance rates. The employers told us this was now a local issue despite the rates being part of the Green Book.
Mileage rates have not changed since 2011 and have been significantly eroded by inflation. UNISON estimate they have been eroded by 38% since 2011. This means our members are subsidising their employers to do the job. Our members should not be made poorer when doing their job.
Conference calls on the SGE to liaise with our NJC negotiators for the 2025/26 local government pay talks with a view to negotiating a fair and justified settlement for our members that fully reimburses them for the costs they incur and specifically that an increase in mileage allowance forms a core part of our pay claim.