Cheshire East UNISON NJC Pay Consultation 2022 / 2023

UNISON NJC Committee on Tuesday 8th March 2022 discussed the options for the UNISON NJC Pay Consultation 2022 / 2023.
As a result of these discussion, the NJC Committee agreed that our UNISON core objective must continue to focus on the restoration of decent pay levels for all members and a bold claim is needed. The Committee also wanted to keep the claim simple and agreed not to recommend the inclusion of any NJC conditions in this pay claim. It is hoped that a simple pay claim will make it easier to engage members in a strong, vocal pay campaign.
The Committee have formulated two options for the ‘headline’ claim for the 2022 pay claim. Rather than simply propose one option, the Committee is keen to get a clear picture of members’ views and preferences.

Branches are asked to consult members on the following two options:

OPTION A:
Retail Price Index plus 2% - Retail Price Index is currently at 7.8%. Members are facing huge cost of living increases. For example, with the energy price cap increasing, the average energy bill is expected to rise by over £700 a year. Rental prices are up by 8.3%, and fuel by 27.4%.

OPTION B:
A flat rate of £2,000 on each pay point This would help to address low pay at the bottom end whilst giving all members a significant increase. To give some examples of the percentage increase members would get if this were implemented: for pay points 1-3 it would represent an 11% increase. Pay points 15- 21 would get an 8% increase, and 33-40 a 5% increase.