Following the NHS Staff Council's acceptance of the Government’s revised pay offer for colleagues employed on Agenda for Change contracts, we're letting colleagues know they can have their back-payments paid in installments. But they need to tell us by Sunday, 4th June.
We have been instructed to make the payments in June 2023 salaries. This means we have a very short period of time to administer the changes.
What will the payments be?
The table in the attachment below outlines the payments that will be made - please take action by 4 June if you need payments making in installments.
The pay award includes two non-consolidated, non-pensionable payments in respect of 2022/2023. One is a uniform payment and the other a cash lump sum as a backlog bonus. The column on the right-hand side of the table shows the two added together as a total.
These non-consolidated payments cover colleagues on permanent and fixed-term contracts. Bank staff will not receive the non-consolidated payment. This is covered on the NHS Employers Website, where you can also see the new pay bandings.
Details of the payments are set out in the document attached and will be pro-rata if colleagues do not work full-time. The payments are in addition to an early pay award already implemented during 2022/2023.
As the pay award is a national issue and has been determined nationally following negotiations between the Government and Trade Unions, NHS Employers has provided a helpful frequently asked questions page here.
Do you need to have your back-pay in installments? This is how it works
The Government and Trade Unions recognise that it may be preferable for some colleagues to receive the totality of the 2022/2023 non-consolidated payments in multiple instalments (i.e. paid across several months) rather than together in a single month’s pay. An example of this might be where colleagues receive Universal Credit payments, where any changes to monthly income will directly impact the value of these payments.
Any colleague wishing to receive the 2022/2023 non-consolidated payment in multiple instalments should complete the form below by Sunday 4 June 2023.
https://forms.office.com/e/xeXkUqbvyE
The payment period cannot be extended beyond the 2023/2024 financial year and therefore the maximum number of instalments is 10 months (June 2023 to March 2024).
It is important to note that once colleagues have informed the Trust of their intention to receive the non-consolidated payment in instalments, this cannot be changed at a later date.
Similarly, the Trust can’t agree to requests from colleagues to change the nature of the payment once it has already been paid as a single lump sum in June 2023 pay.
You do not need to contact us if you are happy to receive your payment in one lump sum.
Any further enquiries about this matter should be submitted to ask.hr@cht.nhs.uk