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2010 Uplift to Agenda for Change Rates of Pay and Allowances
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The latest circular 'AfC 2/2010' from NHS Employers containing the 2010/11 rates of pay for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions is now available on the website at our pay page
This circular has been issued to all NHS organisations in England, with similar circulars issued by the devolved administrations to employers in Cymru/Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The circular contains details of the following main changes:
- An increase of 2.25% to national salary scales;
- A flat rate increase of £420 to pay spine points 1 – 12;
- An increase of 2.25% to national recruitment and retention premia payable for qualified maintenance craftsmen and technicians;
- An increase of 2.25% to the minima and maxima value of high cost area supplements;
- A reduction in the length of Band 5 from nine to eight points by deleting the middle pay point and re-spreading the remaining points across the band;
- An increase in the value of pay point 23 by an additional 0.33%;
- An increase of 2.25% in the value of cash allowances payable for on-call work.
The circular identifies that the revised rates are payable from 1 April 2010.
Click here to download this as a bulletin for display
