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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