The offer has some major financial benefits for existing NPS staff over the next 2 years, and possibly for a third year, but also some significant risks for pay in the years ahead.
It is for this reason that UNISON is putting the offer to you without any recommendation on how you should vote. Instead, we are pointing out the pros and cons of the offer for you to consider before making your decision.
Headline points of the offer
If accepted by the members of the Probation trade unions, the NPS Pay Modernisation Offer would:
- Give staff pay awards of between 6 and 14% over two years, plus a one-off payment of £300
- Reduce the number of pay points in each pay band from an average of 23 to just 6
- See the majority of existing staff move significantly towards the top of their pay band over this year and next
- Link to a third year of pay progression, subject to Treasury funding
- Increase the value of pay at the top of each pay band by 3% over two years
- Increase the value of pay at the bottom of pay bands 1, 2, 3 and 5
- Replace the current contractual entitlement to pay progression with a Competency Based Pay Progression Framework (CBPPF) to take effect from 2021, where pay progression is dependent on an assessment of staff competence and is not automatic.
- Change some contractual terms and conditions now, and possibly also in the future.
The resources below provide full details of the offer. You are strongly advised to read all the resources provided in order to fully understand the implications of the pay offer for you, now and in the future.