Local government has accepted a 2.75% pay increase, it has been confirmed, despite Unite voting against the deal. The deal, which will also give staff with less than five years' service an extra day holiday a year, has been replicated for chief executives and chief officers at the same percentage increase. Unison staff in the local government sector voted two to one (66%) in favour of the 2020/21 pay award, which will apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It comes after 76% of GMB members accepted the offer - while 70% of unite members rejected it. The union's national joint council committee said the offer - which amounts to £1.83 a day - 'fell far short' of the 10% claim and 'did not properly reward key workers for their exceptional contributions throughout the pandemic'. Speaking to The MJ, Unison's head of local government, Jon Richards, criticised the Local Government Association for lacking the 'bottle' to join the union in lobbying the Government to fund a larger pay rise.
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