FAQs

You are being asked to tell us whether you accept or reject the pay offer from Erskine. We need to know what members think about the offer to inform the next steps on your pay. You must accept or reject the complete offer - you cannot accept or reject parts of the full offer. Please read the offer in full before casting your vote.

The Erskine pay offer takes account of certain factors such as the requirements to meet the Real Living wage and the need to maintain appropriate differentials within the pay scales. This means that for some pay bands the exact percentage increase is slightly different. You can see how this affects you in the tables contained in the full offer from Erskine.

We would expect the 5.5% increase to be applied to salaries from October 2024. The increase is backdated to 1 April 2024 and the backdated element of the increase should be paid in November. We are awaiting confirmation of implementation dates from the Scottish government.

If the majority of RCN members reject the offer, RCN Scotland will inform Erskine of the outcome and your elected members on RCN Scotland Board, RCN Trade Union Committee and RCN Council will consider the next steps. If rejected there is no guarantee that the current offer will be available in the future.

If no improved offer is received from Erskine all options would be considered including asking members to vote on and participate in industrial action.

Please log in to MyRCN to cast your vote. During periods of high traffic, it can be more difficult to log into the website. If you have issues accessing our website, please wait a few minutes and try again.

If you still have issues accessing the voting website, please log in to MyRCN or call RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100 (select option one), or email membership@rcn.org.uk. Please include your membership number in your email, and you will be asked for it if you call.

You can find out more about RCN membership and how to get in touch on our membership FAQs.