Pay

Here you can find the latest information about the proposals for NHS pay, and what it means in Scotland.

A three-year pay deal for NHS staff has been agreed - read more

The process to implement the deal will now begin. NHS staff on agenda for change contracts will have received a 3% uplift in their July pay packets.

Backdated pay from 1 April will be paid as soon as possible.

The agreement includes restructuring of existing pay bands, with a reduction in the number of pay points.

It also includes plans for further negotiations on four areas of reform to terms and conditions. These negotiations will begin shortly and expect to be concluded by December. 

RCN members will be kept informed.

The agreement includes restructuring of existing pay bands, with a reduction in the number of pay points so the majority of staff will progress more quickly to the top of their pay band. Overlaps between the bands will be removed.

It also includes plans for further negotiations on four areas of reform to terms and conditions. The four areas of reform:

• Policy on the management of sickness absence 
• Organisational change and protection of earnings 
• Utilisation and application of TOIL
• Appraisal and incremental progression.