SJC Pay Settlement FY2023/24 – SJC Pay Uplift 2023
Dear Chief Executive
At a meeting of Leaders on 3 November 2023 it was agreed to implement the pay offer made on 21 September 2023 with immediate effect.
From 1 April 2023
- For employees paid the Scottish Local Government Living Wage and National Spinal Column Points (SCP) 19 to 23: an increase in the hourly rate of £1.04.
- For employees on all other SCP an increase in the hourly rate of £1.00 or a 5.5% increase in their pay, whichever is worth more.
From 1 January 2024
- At any SCP where the 1 January 2024 hourly rate in the offer made on 3 April 2023 is greater than the hourly rate effective from 1 April 2023 will receive a further uplift to achieve the full rate in the 3 April 2023 offer. Please see appendix 2 for detail of the 3 April offer.
Leaders request the uplift and back pay is made as soon as practicably possible.
Appendix 1 shows the SCP in effect during the financial year 2022/23 with the uplifted SCP effective from 1 April 2023.
Appendix 2 shows, for reference, and to aid in the calculation of the uplifts to apply the basic SJC offer made on 3 April 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Cameron
Chief Officer COSLA Employers Function
Appendix 1
SJC Spinal Column Points
| SCP | Hourly Rate FY 2022/23 | Hourly Rate Effective 1/4/23 | Hourly Rate Effective 1/1/24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £8.91 | £9.95 | £9.95 |
| 3 | £9.01 | £10.05 | £10.05 |
| 4 | £9.13 | £10.17 | £10.17 |
| 5 | £9.26 | £10.30 | £10.30 |
| 5 | £9.35 | £10.39 | £10.39 |
| 7 | £9.45 | £10.49 | £10.49 |
| 8 | £9.57 | £10.61 | £10.61 |
| 9 | £9.70 | £10.74 | £10.74 |
| 10 | £9.81 | £10.85 | £10.85 |
| 11 | £9.93 | £10.97 | £10.97 |
| 12 | £10.07 | £11.11 | £11.11 |
| 13 | £10.19 | £11.23 | £11.23 |
| 14 | £10.31 | £11.35 | £11.35 |
| 15 | £10.44 | £11.48 | £11.48 |
| 16 | £10.59 | £11.63 | £11.63 |
| 17 | £10.71 | £11.75 | £11.75 |
| 18 | £10.82 | £11.86 | £11.86 |
| SLGLW | £10.85 | £11.89 | £11.89 |
| 19 | £10.98 | £12.02 | £12.02 |
| 20 | £11.11 | £12.15 | £12.15 |
| 21 | £11.25 | £12.29 | £12.29 |
| 22 | £11.41 | £12.45 | £12.45 |
| 23 | £11.55 | £12.59 | £12.59 |
| 24 | £11.70 | £12.70 | £12.70 |
| 25 | £11.81 | £12.81 | £12.81 |
| 26 | £11.96 | £12.96 | £12.96 |
| 27 | £12.11 | £13.11 | £13.11 |
| 28 | £12.26 | £13.26 | £13.26 |
| 29 | £12.42 | £13.42 | £13.42 |
| 30 | £12.59 | £13.59 | £13.59 |
| 31 | £12.76 | £13.76 | £13.76 |
| 32 | £12.88 | £13.88 | £13.88 |
| 33 | £13.09 | £14.09 | £14.09 |
| 34 | £13.25 | £14.25 | £14.26 |
| 35 | £13.45 | £14.45 | £14.47 |
| 36 | £13.61 | £14.61 | £14.65 |
| 37 | £13.80 | £14.80 | £14.85 |
| 38 | £13.98 | £14.98 | £15.05 |
| 39 | £14.15 | £15.15 | £15.23 |
| 40 | £14.33 | £15.33 | £15.43 |
| 41 | £14.36 | £15.36 | £15.46 |
| 42 | £14.52 | £15.52 | £15.63 |
| 43 | £14.78 | £15.78 | £15.91 |
| 44 | £14.96 | £15.96 | £15.96 |
| 45 | £15.17 | £16.17 | £16.17 |
| 46 | £15.36 | £16.36 | £16.37 |
| 47 | £15.58 | £16.58 | £16.61 |
| 48 | £15.80 | £16.80 | £16.84 |
| 49 | £16.02 | £17.02 | £17.07 |
| 50 | £16.24 | £17.24 | £17.31 |
| 51 | £16.45 | £17.45 | £17.53 |
| 52 | £16.69 | £17.69 | £17.78 |
| 53 | £16.91 | £17.91 | £18.03 |
| 54 | £17.16 | £18.16 | £18.29 |
| 55 | £17.38 | £18.38 | £18.52 |
| 56 | £17.64 | £18.64 | £18.80 |
| 57 | £17.88 | £18.88 | £19.05 |
| 58 | £18.13 | £19.13 | £19.33 |
| 59 | £18.40 | £19.41 | £19.61 |
| 60 | £18.65 | £19.68 | £19.87 |
| 61 | £18.93 | £19.97 | £20.18 |
| 62 | £19.15 | £20.20 | £20.41 |
| 63 | £19.47 | £20.54 | £20.75 |
| 64 | £19.71 | £20.79 | £21.01 |
| 65 | £20.00 | £21.10 | £21.21 |
| 66 | £20.26 | £21.37 | £21.48 |
| 67 | £20.57 | £21.70 | £21.82 |
| 68 | £20.86 | £22.01 | £22.12 |
| 69 | £21.14 | £22.30 | £22.42 |
| 70 | £21.44 | £22.62 | £22.74 |
| 71 | £21.75 | £22.95 | £23.07 |
| 72 | £22.07 | £23.28 | £23.40 |
| 73 | £22.20 | £23.42 | £23.54 |
| 74 | £22.53 | £23.77 | £23.90 |
| 75 | £22.88 | £24.14 | £24.26 |
| 76 | £23.21 | £24.49 | £24.61 |
| 77 | £23.54 | £24.83 | £24.97 |
| 78 | £23.93 | £25.25 | £25.38 |
| 79 | £24.28 | £25.62 | £25.74 |
| 80 | £24.64 | £26.00 | £26.13 |
| 81 | £25.01 | £26.39 | £26.52 |
| 82 | £25.37 | £26.77 | £26.91 |
| 83 | £25.77 | £27.19 | £27.33 |
| 84 | £26.17 | £27.61 | £27.75 |
| 85 | £26.54 | £28.00 | £28.15 |
| 86 | £26.92 | £28.40 | £28.55 |
| 87 | £27.32 | £28.82 | £28.98 |
| 88 | £27.76 | £29.29 | £29.44 |
| 89 | £28.18 | £29.73 | £29.89 |
| 90 | £28.57 | £30.14 | £30.30 |
| 91 | £29.01 | £30.61 | £30.76 |
| 92 | £29.46 | £31.08 | £31.24 |
| 93 | £29.89 | £31.53 | £31.69 |
| 94 | £30.37 | £32.04 | £32.21 |
| 95 | £30.79 | £32.48 | £32.65 |
| 96 | £31.25 | £32.97 | £33.14 |
| 97 | £31.73 | £33.48 | £33.65 |
| 98 | £32.17 | £33.94 | £34.12 |
| 99 | £32.70 | £34.50 | £34.68 |
| 100 | £33.14 | £34.96 | £35.15 |
| 101 | £33.66 | £35.51 | £35.69 |
| 102 | £34.16 | £36.04 | £36.23 |
| 103 | £34.65 | £36.56 | £36.74 |
| 104 | £35.21 | £37.15 | £37.34 |
| 105 | £35.71 | £37.67 | £37.88 |
| 106 | £36.28 | £38.28 | £38.47 |
| 107 | £36.83 | £38.86 | £39.06 |
| 108 | £37.39 | £39.45 | £39.65 |
| 109 | £37.93 | £40.02 | £40.23 |
| 110 | £38.49 | £40.61 | £40.81 |
| 111 | £39.08 | £41.23 | £41.44 |
| 112 | £39.65 | £41.83 | £42.05 |
| 113 | £40.25 | £42.46 | £42.68 |
| 114 | £40.87 | £43.12 | £43.34 |
| 115 | £41.50 | £43.78 | £44.02 |
| 116 | £42.11 | £44.43 | £44.66 |
| 117 | £42.71 | £45.06 | £45.30 |
| 118 | £43.39 | £45.78 | £46.02 |
| 119 | £44.01 | £46.43 | £46.67 |
| 120 | £44.67 | £47.13 | £47.37 |
| 121 | £45.34 | £47.83 | £48.09 |
| 122 | £46.00 | £48.53 | £48.78 |
| 123 | £46.67 | £49.24 | £49.49 |
Appendix 2 – Offer Made on 3 April 2023
For reference and to aid in the calculation of the uplifts to apply the basic SJC offer made on 3 April 2023 is copied below.
Effective from 1 April 2023
- A 5% uplift on all Spinal Column Points (SCP)
Effective from 1 January 2024
- An additional £0.45 on SCP2 to SCP18 and the underpinning Scottish Local Government Living Wage rate. This will raise the SLGLW by £0.99 over the course of the financial year.
- An additional 2.5% on SCP19 to SCP43.
- An additional 1.5% up on SCP44 to SCP64.
- An additional 1% on SCP 65 and above.