PSC TRADE UNION SIDE PAY BULLETIN #6
The trade unions have now met with the police employers twice to seek to deliver on the re-opener clause from our current pay agreement. Talks took place on 2 and 9 September 2022.
The re-opener clause sets out that:
‘…in the event that a PRRB annual award is agreed from 1 September 2022 in excess of a 3% award, as part of a single year settlement, the Employers’ Side is prepared to re-open pay negotiations on the 17- month police staff pay award to ensure that police staff do not suffer any detriment to their police officer colleagues.’
The clause has been triggered because police officers were awarded a £1900 pay increase with effect from 1 September 2022, which is worth more than the 2.1% which police staff voted to accept earlier this year from 1 April.
The trade unions are seeking to ensure that our members get the same pay rise as police officers and do not suffer any detriment. We are currently working through some technical issues with the employers in respect of the way in which police forces would pay the £1900 to our members.
We are acutely aware that members want this extra money as soon as possible and we are working as hard as we can to deliver this in a way that does not disadvantage our members in any way. Further information will be made available as soon as possible.
