South Lanarkshire home carers to be back dated £18 million

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Councillors are set to vote on back pay for South Lanarkshire home carers next week after a successful appeal by the workers.On Wednesday (August 16), members of the Executive Committee will be asked to approve a figure of £18 million.This comes after members established in June a basis for backdating the job evaluation outcome for home carers to October 2020.It follows a successful appeal that led to an increase of at least £3 per hour for the workers after trade unions fought the council’s initial decision to reject the carers’ pay increase.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A report for councillors says: "The back pay payable to home carers will depend on the length of time an employee has been in post since October 2020, and also whether the employee is in the pension scheme, or has worked overtime. "There are also staff that have left, but who will be entitled to claim back pay for the period of time they worked since the start of October2020."A detailed estimate of £18 million has been made of the overall costs of back pay for current staff and leavers.

The actual back pay will be paid in the September pay (1 September) ."A job evaluation conducted last year by South Lanarkshire Council was challenged by unions such as UNISON and GMB who requested that the council re-examine the grade of the