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06/08/2002
Pay deal secured for low-paid council workers
Unions have agreed to suspend further strike action involving local council workers after an agreement was reached on Monday night between management and council worker representatives.
Two days of talks ended when conciliation service Acas put together a backdated pay deal which is to be put forward to union members.
The two-year pay deal is likely to result in a wage rise ranging from 7.7% to 10.9% for the lowest paid.
Acas is also recommending that from October 1 this year there should be an additional 1% increase for the lowest paid and from April 1, 2003, there should be a 3.5% increase with an additional 1% for the lowest paid.
It also proposes setting up a commission to report within a year on how to tackle low pay and ensure equal pay for council workers.
Public sector workers staged a 24-hour walkout last month after management refused to meet union demands for a 6% staff pay rise, offering 3% instead.
(MB)
Two days of talks ended when conciliation service Acas put together a backdated pay deal which is to be put forward to union members.
The two-year pay deal is likely to result in a wage rise ranging from 7.7% to 10.9% for the lowest paid.
Acas is also recommending that from October 1 this year there should be an additional 1% increase for the lowest paid and from April 1, 2003, there should be a 3.5% increase with an additional 1% for the lowest paid.
It also proposes setting up a commission to report within a year on how to tackle low pay and ensure equal pay for council workers.
Public sector workers staged a 24-hour walkout last month after management refused to meet union demands for a 6% staff pay rise, offering 3% instead.
(MB)
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