Decision details

The Director of Resources submitted a report requesting members approve an update to the Council’s annual leave provision, in line with the Government’s Services Pay Agreement 2022/23.

Members were reminded that In November 2022, the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government services (Green Book) notified the Council of the settled pay agreement for 2022/23. This included changes to annual leave entitlement with effect from 1 April 2023.  Therefore, the minimum paid annual leave entitlement for the Council’s ‘Green Book’ employees would be 23 days with a further 3 days after 5 years of continuous service.

The report noted that:

·         The pay agreement for Chief officers and Chief Executives for 2022/23 does not include the extra days leave as allowances paid to Chief Officers are outside of the pay agreement and determined locally by NJC.

·         The NJC expect that the additional day’s leave would be applied to all NJC staff regardless of existing local arrangements.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

Approved the additional 1-day annual leave for all NJC staff with effect from 1 April 2023 as announced in the Local Government Services Pay Agreement for 2022/23.