Youth and Community Workers JNC pay – pay offer accepted

The consultation of UNISON members covered by the Youth and Community JNC, the Pink Book, has been completed. UNISON members have voted to accept the pay offer, with 71% voting to accept, 29% voting to reject, and no spoiled ballot papers.

As the other trade unions in the JNC (Unite, UCU and the NUT) have also accepted the pay offer, it will now be implemented. It is effective from 1 September 2016.

The final pay settlement is as follows:

From 1 September 2016:

The deletion of pay point 1

£300 (2%) on pay point 2

£300 (1.9%) on pay point 3

£250 (1.5%) on pay point 4

£200 (1.2%) on pay point 5

1% on all other pay points

1% on London and Area allowances

From September 2017:

£300 (1.93%) on pay point 2

£300 (1.86%) on pay point 3

£250 (1.50%) on pay point 4

£250 (1.45%) on pay point 5

1% on all other pay points

1% on London and Area allowances

The settlement also includes:

• Further discussions, “on a without prejudice basis”, through the JNC Joint Secretariat, on ways in which the employers could assist with providing advocacy for youth services and services for young people.
• Consideration of the issue of evening work as part of discussions on work-life balance at Joint Secretarial level.