Trade Unions to ballot over the NJC pay offer 2024/5
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Following the National Employer’s response to the Trade Unions NJC pay claim 2024/5, the trade unions have announced their intentions to ballot members over the pay offer [Local government pay offer 2024 \| Local Government Association](https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/local-government-services/local-government-pay-offer-2024 "https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/local-government-services/local-government-pay-offer-2024")

- Unison are recommending members reject the offer and will be balloting from 5 June to 29 June 2024.
- GMB are not making any recommendations and are inviting members to vote on whether to accept or reject the offer, they will be balloting from 3 June to 5 July 2024.
- Unite are recommending that members reject the offer but have not yet confirmed their ballot timeframes.

As NJC pay will not be agreed by 4 July, the pre-election period should not have any material effect on anticipated timescales of this year’s pay round.

All updates regarding national pay negotiations and awards can found on the [Pay Awards web page](https://inside.devon.gov.uk/task/salary-rates-and-scales/pay-negotiations/ "https://inside.devon.gov.uk/task/salary-rates-and-scales/pay-negotiations/") on iTrent.