July 2020 archive

Sandwell’s 2020 NJC Pay Offer Vote

Thanks to all members under NJC pay, terms and conditions who returned their ballot papers on the 2.75% pay offer for 2020. The votes were as follows: 554 voting papers were returned. 445 voted to accept the offer (80%), whilst 109 voted to reject the offer (20%). These numbers will be fed back to the …

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Exit Payment cap – Latest

Attached is the latest Government document on their proposals to limit exit payments for any staff leaving the public sector. Public_sector_exit_payments_Consultation_response For those with current agreements to leave the Council early  – we have asked the question on any possible impact. Sandwell Council is unable to say at the moment because the legislation is not …

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Sign Up to Fund Key Workers and our Councils

Join our call for a £10 billion bailout After clapping key workers – now is the time to ensure the very same public sector workers are not hit with further cuts and job losses due to inadequate funding. While our Councils have stepped up to the challenge to help our communities during the pandemic, they …

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Sandwell Leisure Trust consultative ballot results

We would like to thank all of you who have taken the time to return our ballot papers and as we have reported the results to the employer, its now time to let you all know how the results went. We had 77% of our posted ballot papers returned, which is a good return for …

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Working From Home Tax Relief

Still working from home? Please see the information below from the Government. To find out if you are eligible to apply, please visit the website and click on the check if you can claim button https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home Working at home You may be able to claim tax relief for some of the bills you have to …

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NJC Pay Offer Ballot Papers in the Post

If you are on NJC terms and conditions please look out for your ballot paper which will be with you early July. We report every single vote counted (not %’s) back to Regional Office so every vote counts. Make sure you have your say on whether to accept or reject the 2020 pay offer. What …

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