Service Area
Paying Employees, Pay Reward & Benefits
Support staff pay award - Current position
Agreement has been reached on the 2025 pay award for Local Government Services (LGS) (Green Book) employees. The pay offer of
3.2% has been formally accepted, and implementation can now proceed. While Unite has declined to be named in the Local Government Association (LGA) circular, the necessary majority was achieved by the NJC, allowing the award to be confirmed. Employers are now advised to apply the revised pay rates in line with the agreement. Maintained schools must follow local authority direction in respect of applying the pay award. However, academies and trusts have autonomy to now to proceed.
Notification deadlines
To ensure timely application of the award, please submit your decision by the 1st of the month prior to the payroll month in which you want it applied.
Month you want the award applied
Deadline to notify EPM
September 2025
1 August 2025
October 2025
5 September 2025
November 2025
1 October 2025
December 2025
1 November 2025
(and so on)
1st of the prior month
Please do not confirm the expected pay award date to staff until we have confirmed the finalised payroll schedule with you.
EPM support
Please complete the Support Staff Pay Award Survey on the EPM Portal under the Pay Award tab. If you have any queries about the pay award or implementation process, please contact your named EPM Adviser via the Portal homepage.
