Teachers' Pay in Local Authorities in Wales
Teachers working in local authorities may be employed under one of three sets of terms and conditions depending on their work. Teachers working as advisors, inspectors, school improvement professionals, educational psychologists or as youth and community service officers are normally employed under the Soulbury Committee agreement. Teachers working in Youth and Community Services, other than as a youth and community service officer, may be employed under the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers agreement. Other teachers working in local authorities, including those who work in nursery settings, may be employed under the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service. Teachers should review their individual contract to determine which agreement applies to them.
Contents
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Soulbury Agreement
- Soulbury Pay
- Soulbury Family Friendly Rights
- Soulbury Temporary Workers and Supply Teachers
- Soulbury Tax
Youth and Community Workers
Local Authority Services
Soulbury Agreement
The Soulbury Committee negotiates national pay and conditions of service for staff working in local authorities in the following posts; educational advisers/inspectors, educational psychologists, youth and community services officers and school improvement professionals.
Pay
The Soulbury Agreement provides national pay scales for staff who are working in local authorities in the the posts listed above. Guidance on how pay is determined is contained in the Soulbury Committee agreement which includes the procedure for appealing against salary grading. Soulbury officers can apply for structured professional assessments which provide additional increments in recognition of their contribution to raising standards in schools.
Soulbury officers may also be able to claim reimbursement of certain expenses, car allowances and meals and accommodation charges which should be not less favourable than those outlined in the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service.
Family Friendly Rights
The NASUWT produces guidance for members with children on the provisions for maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave. The guidance also contains information on rights to time off for family and domestic reasons.
Information on the occupational entitlement to maternity leave and pay are contained in Section 11 of Part 2 and Part 4.5 of the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service. Information on the parental leave scheme is contained in Part 4.6.
Members have the right to apply to work flexibly where they have:
- children aged under 17;
- disabled children aged under 18; or
- carer responsibilities.
The NASUWT has produced guidance on requesting Flexible working, and generally on Part-time work and job-share arrangements.
The NASUWT, through the Rewards and Incentives Group, successfully negotiated the opportunity for teachers to participate in salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers/benefits, cycles for work and mobile phones. There is a standard Salary sacrifice form on which employees can apply or express an interest.
Temporary workers and supply teachers
The NASUWT provides advice on the rights of Teachers who work on a temporary basis or fixed-term contracts.
Tax
The NASUWT provides a brief outline of the various tax allowances which teachers are eligible to claim under UK legislation in the NASUWT's brief guide to tax for teachers.
Further information or assistance
Members needing further information or assistance should contact your Local Association Secretary or the Wales National Centre.
Youth and Community Workers
The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth and Community Workers negotiates national pay and conditions of service for persons employed by local authorities in England and Wales as youth and community workers and persons employed as youth and community workers by voluntary organisations in receipt of a grant form local or central government of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Pay
The JNC provides national pay scales by post. Guidance on how pay is determined in contained in the JNC for Youth and Community Workers' pay and conditions of service handbook which includes the procedure for appealing against salary grading. Advanced practitioner posts may also be available within certain establishments and guidance on these posts can be found in Appendix XIII.
Youth and community workers may also be able to claim reimbursement of certain expenses, car allowances and meals and accommodation charges which should be not less favourable than those outlined in the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service.
Family Friendly Rights
The NASUWT produces guidance for members with children on the provisions for maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave. The guidance also contains information on rights to time off for family and domestic reasons.
Information on the occupational entitlement to maternity leave and pay are contained in Section 11 of Part 2 and Part 4.5 of the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service. Information on the parental leave scheme is contained in Part 4.6.
Members have the right to apply to work flexibly where they have:
- children aged under 17;
- disabled children aged under 18; or
- carer responsibilities.
The NASUWT has produced guidance on requesting Flexible working, and generally on Part-time work and job-share arrangements.
The NASUWT, through the Rewards and Incentives Group, successfully negotiated the opportunity for teachers to participate in salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers/benefits, cycles for work and mobile phones. There is a standard Salary sacrifice form on which employees can apply or express an interest.
Temporary workers and supply teachers
The NASUWT provides advice on the rights of Teachers who work on a temporary basis or fixed-term contracts.
Tax
The NASUWT provides a brief outline of the various tax allowances which teachers are eligible to claim under UK legislation in the NASUWT's brief guide to tax for teachers.
Further information or assistance
Members needing further information or assistance should contact your Local Association Secretary or the Wales National Centre.
Local Authority Services
The National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services negotiates national pay and conditions of service for persons employed by local authorities, including:
- teachers working in nursery settings;
- nursery employees working directly with children in classrooms up to the age of seven;
- nursery employees working with children attending a special school;
- nursery employees working with children with statements of special educational needs;
- schools’ retained employees;
- technicians; and
- social workers.
Pay
The NJC negotiated a national framework with potential for local modification called the Single Status Agreement with a nationally agreed pay scale. Guidance on how pay is determined under this agreement is contained in the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, commonly known as the ‘Green Book’. The National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service also contains the guidance on employees pay until these agreements are superseded by local agreements. Details of the former administrative, professional, technical and clerical services staff and manual workers terms and conditions can also be found in the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service.
The National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service also contains information on car allowances and meals and accommodation charges.
Family Friendly Rights
The NASUWT produces guidance for members with children on the provisions for maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave. The guidance also contains information on rights to time off for family and domestic reasons.
Information on the occupational entitlement to maternity leave and pay are contained in Section 11 of Part 2 and Part 4.5 of the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service. Information on the parental leave scheme is contained in Part 4.6.
Members have the right to apply to work flexibly where they have:
- children aged under 17;
- disabled children aged under 18; or
- carer responsibilities.
The NASUWT has produced guidance on requesting Flexible working, and generally on Part-time work and job-share arrangements.
The NASUWT, through the Rewards and Incentives Group, successfully negotiated the opportunity for teachers to participate in salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers/benefits, cycles for work and mobile phones. There is a standard Salary sacrifice form on which employees can apply or express an interest.
Temporary Workers and Supply Teachers
The NASUWT provides advice on the rights of Teachers who work on a temporary basis or fixed-term contracts.
Tax
The NASUWT provides a brief outline of the various tax allowances which teachers are eligible to claim under UK legislation in the NASUWT's brief guide to tax for teachers.
Further information or assistance
Members needing further information or assistance should contact your Local Association Secretary or the Wales National Centre.
