CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAYMENTS 2014: PAYMENTS BY AUTHORITY

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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

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7 August 2014

                                                   CIRCULAR NJC/04/14

Dear Sir/Madam

CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PAYMENTS 2014:

PAYMENTS BY AUTHORITY

1.         The NJC has agreed an increase of 1% on the above payments effective from the 1 July 2014.

2.         Appendix A attached contains the revised payments by individual fire authority.

3.         You will be aware that in order to ensure all employees receive a pay increase on promotion where they otherwise may not as a result of the loss of a CPD payment, the NJC applies a minimum guaranteed increase upon promotion in such circumstances. That figure will be £317 pa with effect from 1 July 2014. For those on the retained duty system the figure will be £80 pa with the same effective date.

4.         The attached table excludes the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as negotiations continue to take place following the introduction of this single service.

Yours faithfully

SIMON PANNELL

MATT WRACK

Joint Secretaries