Public and Commercial Services Union

Background

In April and May the Valuation Office Agency Committee (VOAC) consulted across the whole VOA membership about the contents of the 2008 Pay Claim. We had a good response and the issues identified were incorporated in the claim

In June we shared with VOA members the pay claim that had been lodged by PCS with VOA management (R&C/VOAC//MB/017/08)

In July we began pre pay talks with VOA management and, in August following Treasury clearance of their pay remit, continued with the negotiations.

The Current Position

These VOA pay negotiations are now nearing a conclusion and PCS expects a pay offer any day now.

In the coming days the VOAC (your nationally elected VOA representatives) will give the offer careful consideration and then will want to consult with all VOA members in the form of a pay ballot during September.

The VOAC have already decided that to supplement the consultative ballot they want to attend members meetings in Valuation offices and VOA management have already agreed to this.

To Conclude

You can expect:

• To receive the VOA pay offer very soon
• To have the opportunity to take part in the VOA pay ballot in September
• To have the opportunity to attend a pay consultative meeting with a VOAC speaker in your office.

And finally, a big thank you to all members and reps for their support in what is and continues to be difficult times. The VOAC works hard to represent you and we rely on every one of you.