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PCS Union welcomes Finance Committee Report on Public Sector Pay

24 June 2009

The largest civil service union welcomes the report of the Scottish Parliament finance committee on public sector pay published on 22 June which calls for a review of executive bonuses but also makes recommendations to tackle low pay, age discrimination and address delays in processing.

In evidence to the committee’s inquiry, the Public and Commercial Service union highlighted the double discrimination faced by low paid civil and public servants under the civil service pay system.

PCS has also long since campaigned for a reduction in the number of bargaining areas so that more equal pay and conditions can apply to those staff in areas within Scottish Ministers’ remit.

In welcoming the findings of the report PCS Scottish secretary, Eddie Reilly said: “The finance committee has recognised that low pay is a real issue in the Scottish Government, its agencies and NDPBs that can be tackled directed by Scottish Ministers.

The committee recognised that it is wrong that unlike other public sector workers, these staff are subjected to the cost of their annual pay increments being deducted from the pay pot available for basic pay increases.

“PCS is delighted that the committee has made recommendations that Scottish Ministers now demonstrate what they are doing to tackle low pay, equality and to simplify the pay systems for employees across the civil service and NDPBs within their remit.

This should include a reduction in the number of bargaining areas and a more coherent pay system for the civil and public servants for which Scottish Ministers are responsible.

“We believe these recommendations are affordable and achievable and can see opportunities for the civil service unions in Scotland to make real headway with Scottish Ministers to redress these imbalances.”
 

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