BCP Council's first unified pay structure agreed
Last month, GMB and Unison union members voted in favour of the latest proposals which will mean at least 92% of staff will have either an increase or no change in their pay.Staff facing a pay cut will have their salary protected at current levels for a further 18 months.At Tuesday's meeting, councillors approved the additional £1.7m investment needed for the new pay structure.Council leader Millie Earl said: "Achieving fairness and equality in our pay and grading structure for our staff has always been our primary aim."Getting to this position has taken a huge amount of hard work and effort from everyone involved and we are delighted that we can now offer fair and transparent pay for our workforce."
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