We have received the following update from Dougie Black at UNISON Scotland
on behalf of the Scottish Joint Council Steering Group:
The SJC Steering
Group met yesterday to start negotiations on pay. We reached a point where the
employers tabled a slightly different offer which was; £300 for those earning
up to £30,000 and 1% for those above. The joint trade union position was united
behind the need for only a flat rate claim and not a mixed offer. The employers
position was that the new offer made was the limit of their mandate. We did
however persuade the employers to go back to the COSLA Leaders Forum and seek a
fresh mandate on the basis of the trade union position. We also made the point
that since the offer was tabled the LG settlement had marginally changed and
asked the employers to consider whether more money could be directed into the
pay financial envelope.
The Steering
Group will next meet on 3rd March where I expect the employers to
make a final offer.
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