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Settlement reached on NJC pay (England, Cymru and Northern Ireland)
In this edition:
NJC pay update
Employers' offer accepted for 2025 NJC Pay
Following last month’s member consultation on the 2025 offer of a 3.2% pay rise, UNISON’s NJC committee has reached an agreement alongside the other NJC trade unions to settle the 2025 pay round. This means the employers’ offer will be implemented.
Whilst members voted to reject the offer, the turnout in the consultation was not high enough to suggest that we would be successful if we balloted for industrial action, given the restrictive laws in place regarding ballots. We wrote to the employers urging them to improve the offer, but they made clear that it was their final offer.
We recognise that members want to avoid a drawn-out process and would like to receive their pay increase as soon as possible.
We are working with the employers to ensure the uplift and backpay are paid as soon as possible and will start work immediately on consulting on and developing an early pay claim for 2026, as well as beginning work on the much-needed review of the NJC pay spine.
