UNISON has successfully reached an agreement with the
Council following several negotiation meetings with Branch Secretaries, on a
new collective agreement which will come into effect from 1st April 2021.
The current three-year local pay collective agreement is due
to finish next year, at the end of March 2021. In the midst of this, members
have worked hard and tirelessly throughout one of the most difficult periods in
living memory. We felt that this could not go unrecognised.
It has never been a more important time to be a member of
UNISON.
The significant challenges that COVID-19 has placed on all of us also presents a challenge on the medium-term financial plans of both Oxford City Council and ODS.
In spite of this, Oxford City Branch of UNISON on behalf of its members, have negotiated a one-year agreement following a meeting with the Council and ODS on 25 November 2020.
This one-year pay deal is effective from 1 April 2021 and
will give members:
● A one-off
consolidated ‘Recognition’ payment of £400.00 to all staff on permanent or
fixed-term contracts of not less than six months at 1 April 2021;
● Which will
be paid on 1 April 2021;
● With no
conditions attached to the payment.
A number of areas were also touched upon by UNISON during
these negotiations, such as:
● Organisational
change/ re-deployment;
● Flexible
working – including the homeworking allowance;
● And
grading arrangements for senior roles.
This modest offer precedes ongoing and future negotiations
on a more comprehensive pay deal for 2022 – 2023 that UNISON will have with the
Council and ODS on your behalf.
UNISON’s strength is through its members.
We welcome and encourage others to join a growing family of
more than 1.4 million people across the UK.
On behalf of UNISON Branch Committee
