Scottish Budget 2025 to 2026: public sector pay policy
Public sector pay policy for the year 2025 to 2026 sets out the framework for pay increases and applies to public bodies with settlement dates in the year between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.
Low Pay Measures
The Pay Policy sets the overarching framework, and public bodies have the flexibility to draw up their own pay proposals which consider workforce planning and local pay issues such as recruitment and retention, equality, and the impact of the low pay measures on other staff. The pay negotiation principles within the Pay Policy actively encourage employers to consider their own staffing profile, local evidence, views of staff and unions, and equality issues in framing their pay proposals.
Employers are encouraged to consider a progressive approach to pay and are required to pay at least the real Living Wage rate of £12.60 per hour.
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