Pay Update May 2004

Negotiations in England

A meeting of the English National Joint Forum took place on Friday 7th May in London. Progress was made on completing work on the 2003/4 pay negotiations and the following joint statement was agreed:

" The NJF is pleased to report that it is making good progress in its negotiations on the development of joint agreements on guidelines on performance management, job evaluation and career pathways and families. Our goal is to complete negotiations by 30 June 2004 in support of the implementation of the second year of the modernising pay arrangements recommendations agreed in 2003."

Further reports will be posted on the web-site.

Negotiations in Wales

A meeting of the Wales National Negotiating Committee will take place on Monday 10th May in Cardiff. It is hoped that this will complete negotiations on the second year of a three year pay deal. Concerns remain about funding for year three.

A further report will be posted on the web-site after the meeting.