FOI/202300379528 · FOI · unclear
Pay grades and working hours within Scottish Government: FOI release
Information requested
a) I would like an update to this FOI request https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202200295836/ regarding up to date pay scales taking into account the recent pay award and the Scottish Government equivalent grading to the Civil Service.
b) What is the length of time before an individual would move from the minimum to the maximum on the pay scale?
c) What is the Scottish Government’s weekly contractual hours and is this subject to change with the new pay deal?
d) How many public holidays do Scottish Government staff get per year?
Response
a) With effect from 1st April 2023 the pay ranges within the Scottish Government Main (SGM) bargaining unit are:
A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 BF C1 C2 C3 Max-3 30558 35196 43725 34490 54973 71967 Max-2 23292 26999 30920 36462 44998 37742 57611 74470 83328 Max-1 24502 27925 31962 38147 47133 39917 61792 77703 84268 Max 26133 29122 33539 40246 52353 42634 68540 83065 84456
b) Pay progression, i.e. movement through the pay range from the minimum to the maximum, is not a contractual entitlement and is discussed as part of the pay review process. It is expected that new entrants and newly promoted individuals begin on the minimum of the relevant pay range. Pay progression was agreed as part of the 2-year 2023-2025 pay award. Assuming pay progression is a feature of future pay awards eligible staff might expect to progress from minimum to maximum from between 16 to 36 months, depending on their grade and the date they entered the relevant pay range.
c) A full-time employee is contracted to 37 hours per week. As part of the current pay award it was agreed that this will reduce 35 hours from 1 October 2024.
d) All of the information you have requested is available from - Our Reward Benefits - Work For Scotland (work-for-scotland.org). Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.
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