Pay award for November confirmed
November 5, 2024
The Governments pay offer to Medics has been agreed and eligible staff will receive the increase and arrears as part of their pay in November 2024.
It is recognised that it may be preferable for some staff to receive these payments in multiple instalments rather than together in a single lump sum. An example of this might be when individuals receive Universal Credit payments, where any changes to monthly income will directly impact the value of these payments.
Step 1: Staff would need to consider the potential impacts of spreading the payments across multiple months. For example, if an individual claims Universal Credit, any lump sum or backdated earnings may affect how much Universal Credit is received in the month they are paid. Please see this Universal Credit guidance for further information.
Colleagues should access appropriate advice before submitting a request (for example, through the Universal Credit helpline or Citizens Advice) to understand how receiving these payments in multiple instalments may impact their situation.
Step 2: Consider the timeframe over which payments should be spread based on advice received at step 1 on their situation, subject to a maximum of 5 instalments (maximum 5 based on the end of the tax year). Once selected, this cannot be amended. If you leave prior to the end of the instalment period, all outstanding instalments will be paid in the final salary payment.
Step 3: Any colleague wishing to take up this option must complete the details in the pay award spreadsheet and email to swb-tr.swbh-gm-payroll-offmgr@nhs.net, requests should be made as soon as possible and by 11th November 2024 to ensure payroll deadlines are met. Due to the timescales and additional work required, requests received after this date will NOT be actioned, only complete spreadsheets will be accepted.
For more information please contact email swb-tr.swbh-gm-payroll-offmgr@nhs.net