PAY SETTLEMENT: 2013

Employers� Secretary, Simon Pannell Local Government House, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ Telephone 020 7187 7335 e-mail: [email protected] Employees� Secretary, Matt Wrack Bradley House, 68 Coombe Rd Kingston upon Thames KT2 7AE Telephone 020 8541 1765 NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES ____________________________________________________________________ To: Chief Fire Officers Chief Executives/Clerks to Fire Authorities Chairs of Fire Authorities Directors of HR (Fire Authorities) Members of the National Joint Council ____________________________________________________________________ 6 June 2013 CIRCULAR NJC/06/13 Dear Sir/Madam PAY SETTLEMENT: 2013 1. The NJC has agreed an increase of 1% with effect from 1 July 2013. The following appendices contain the revised rates of pay. Appendix A Pay rates for firefighting roles Appendix B Pay rates for the retained duty system Appendix C Pay rates for control specific roles Appendix D Pay rates for non-operational staff and junior firefighters 2. In all cases annual figures are rounded to the nearest pound and hourly rates are derived from the appropriate annual figure divided by 52.143 (rounded to nearest penny) then by 42 (rounded to nearest penny). 3. The NJC has agreed that Continual Professional Development payments have also been increased by 1.0%. Please see separate NJC circular for the increased payments. (NJC/7/13 refers). Yours faithfully SIMON PANNELL MATT WRACK Joint Secretaries APPENDIX A FIREFIGHTING ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1st JULY 2013 Basic annual � Basic hourly rate � Overtime rate � Firefighter Trainee 21,583 9.86 14.79 Development 22,481 10.27 15.41 Competent 28,766 13.14 19.71 Crew Manager Development 30,574 13.96 20.94 Competent 31,892 14.56 21.84 Watch Manager Development 32,582 14.88 22.32 Competent A 33,487 15.29 22.94 Competent B 35,664 16.29 24.44 Station Manager Development 37,096 16.94 25.41 Competent A 38,209 17.45 26.18 Competent B 40,915 18.68 28.02 Group Manager Development 42,723 19.51 Not Applicable Competent A 44,005 20.09 � Competent B 47,361 21.63 � Area Manager Development 50,156 22.90 Not applicable Competent A 51,660 23.59 � Competent B 55,018 25.12 � APPENDIX B FIREFIGHTING ROLES � PAY RATES FROM 1st JULY 2013 (RETAINED DUTY SYSTEM) (1) � per annum (2) � per annum (3) � per Hour (4) � per occasion Firefighter Trainee 2,158 1,079 9.86 3.78 Development 2,248 1,124 10.27 3.78 Competent 2,877 1,438 13.14 3.78 Crew Manager Development 3,057 1,529 13.96 3.78 Competent 3,189 1,595 14.56 3.78 Watch Manager Development 3,258 1,629 14.88 3.78 Competent A 3,349 1,674 15.29 3.78 Competent B 3,566 1,783 16.29 3.78 Station Manager Development 3,710 1,855 16.94 3.78 Competent A 3,821 1,911 17.45 3.78 Competent B 4,092 2,046 18.68 3.78 Group Manager Development 4,272 2,136 19.51 3.78 Competent A 4400 2,200 20.09 3.78 Competent B 4,736 2,368 21.63 3.78 Area Manager Development 5,016 2,508 22.90 3.78 Competent A 5,166 2,583 23.59 3.78 Competent B 5502 2,751 25.12 3.78 Column 1 shows the full annual retainer Column 2 shows the retainer for employees on the day crewing duty system Column 3 shows the hourly rate for work undertaken Column 4 shows the disturbance payment per call-out APPENDIX C CONTROL SPECIFIC ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1st JULY 2013 Basic annual � Basic hourly rate � Overtime rate � Firefighter (Control) Trainee 20,504 9.36 14.04 Development 21,357 9.75 14.63 Competent 27,328 12.48 18.72 Crew Manager (Control) Development 29,045 13.26 19.89 Competent 30,297 13.83 20.75 Watch Manager (Control) Development 30,953 14.13 21.20 Competent A 31,813 14.53 21.80 Competent B 33,881 15.47 23.21 Station Manager (Control) Development 35,241 16.09 24.14 Competent A 36,299 16.57 24.86 Competent B 38,869 17.75 26.63 Group Manager (Control) Development 40,587 18.53 Not applicable Competent A 41,805 19.09 � Competent B 44,993 20.54 � APPENDIX D NON-OPERATIONAL STAFF - PAY RATES FROM 1st JULY 2013 � per annum Fire Control Operator equivalent During first six months 18,381 After six months and during 2nd year 19,195 During 3rd year 20,108 During 4th year 21,097 During 5th year 22,977 Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent 24606 Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent During 1st year in rank 25,238 During 2nd year in rank 26,194 JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS - PAY RATES FROM 1st JULY 2013 � per annum Aged 16 9,984 Aged 17 10,729 Aged 18 21,583