Agenda for Change

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Agenda for Change

• Overview August 2004
• Mike Jackson UNISON

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In this presentation

• Headlines and Overview of AfC
• Pay, Terms Conditions
• Job Evaluation and KSF
• The Early Implementation Review
• Arrangements for the second ballot
• How to keep yourself updated
• AFC representative roles

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Headlines

• Negotiations took over 3 years
• Some unions agreed (RCN, RCM, CSP)
• Others second ballots (UNISON, AMICUS)
• All agreed to 12 Early Implementers
• National EI Review underway
• If agreed, roll-out from 1st Dec. 04 (effective
  date of 1st October 04)
• Shadow Staff Council now meeting

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Overview

• Modernisation of pay in NHS
• Will cover over 1 million staff (except
  doctors and very senior managers)
• Common Pay Spine
• Based on Job Evaluation
• Harmonised Terms Conditions
• Linked to better services to patients
• Implemented on a partnership basis

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Pay

• Nine Pay Bands (grades)
• Pay points within bands
• Progression through bands normal but not
  automatic
• Gateways within bands - linked to a Knowledge
  Skills Framework (KSF)
• Pay Protection for anyone who loses overall

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Terms Conditions

• Replaces Whitley Councils
• Harmonised Terms Conditions
• Standard Working Week of 37.5 hrs
• Overtime at time half (Bank Hol X2)
• Unsocial Hours was a addition
• On-Call also a addition to pay
• Annual Leave 27 days rising to 33 days 8
  bank holidays

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Premia

• High Cost Area (HCA) premia, replaces London
  Weighting
• Inner London 20 of basic Pay with a minimum of
  3,197, maximum of 5,328
• Outer London 15 of basic pay with a minimum of
  2,664, maximum of 3,729
• COLS incorporated into these figures
• Recruitment retention premia, long term or
  short term, up to 30

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Job Evaluation

• Covers all Staff Groups Equality proofed
• Sixteen Factors Knowledge Skills,
  Responsibilities, Effort Environment
• Scores for each Factor total score determines
  the band (grade)
• Jobs matched against national job profiles
• Evaluated locally if no match
• Joint management/staff side panels
• Panel members trained to JEWP standard
• Appeals to different joint panel

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Knowledge Skills Framework

• Common descriptions of Knowledge skills across
  the NHS
• KSF for all posts
• Development Review meetings
• Personal Development Plans for all staff
• Achievement of required knowledge skills allows
  progression through Gateways to top of pay band

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Assimilation

• Following matching or evaluation all jobs will
  enter new band at nearest point above current
  salary
• If pay not within the band there will be
  transitional pay points
• If total earnings lower, protection applies
• Hours if less than 37.5, will increase over 3 or
  4 years to harmonised hours

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Early Implementer Review

• Most job Matching complete
• Assimilation Evaluation continuing
• Scottish paper exercise mostly complete
• Results analysed - JE outcomes, processes,
  protection, costs
• (Sunderland requires fuller analysis)

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EI Review Lessons

• Difficulties in release/backfilling
• JE Tested and equality proofed
• Concern re JE Clinical bias
• KSF - slow progress
• USH Scheme cost/doesnt work
• On-call untried
• HCA - boundary issue/protection
• Partnership working delivers

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EI Review Outcomes

• Revised JE Handbook
• Further job profiles - esp AC
• New KSF Handbook
• AFC Draft agreement
• New Terms Conditions Handbook
• AFC Facilities agreement

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EI Outcomes (cont.)

• On-Call - status quo or AfC
• HCAs -accelerated pay points to remove
  protection/PCT boundaries, local harmonisation
• New Minimum Wage 5.69 p/hr
• Weekend only national RRP
• USH - use Whitley until April 06
• Protections - now projected -8

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Estimated Gainers Protection Levels
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Timetable

• Should now be well into preparation
• Effective implementation 1st Oct. 04
• Operational date 1st December 2004
• UNISON Ballot 15th Oct/5th Nov. 04
• Matching completed by March 2005
• Assimilation completed Sept. 2005
• KSF in place by April 2005
• KSF appraisals start 2006

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Preparation

• Mapping workforce, TC, unsocial hours
• Review and updating of Job Descriptions
• Training Trainers Job Evaluation KSF
• Identifying AFC Reps Panel members
• Training panel members analysts
• Identifying sub group membership leads
• Auditing appraisal and PDPs for KSF
• Practice Matching
• Communications, raising awareness

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Implementation

• Formal Matching Evaluation of Jobs
• Assimilation (staged) to new pay bands
• Transfer staff to new terms conditions
• Personal contracts staff given choice
• Issue new Contracts of Employment
• Roll out KSF to all groups
• Personal Development Plans in place

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Keeping yourself updated

• Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidan
  ce/HumanResourcesAndTraining/ModernisingPay/Agenda
  ForChange
• NHS Modernisation Agency
• www.modern.nhs.uk/agendaforchange
• UNISON
• www.unison.org.uk/healthcare/a4c
• www.unison.org.uk/london

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Nows the time to join UNISON

• You have a voice UNISON ballot.
• You get information on how AFC works
• You get advice what AFC means to you
• You get support in preparing for matching
• You get representation if you appeal
• You can play a role become an AFC Rep.
• Unionised workplaces will get the best outcomes
• Ring UNISONdirect 0845 355 0845 or join via our
  web site www.unison.org.uk

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Become an AFC Representative

• Must be a union member
• You can undertake one or more roles
• Time off backfilling guaranteed
• A personal development opportunity
• Advocacy role advice and representation
• Panel member Matching/Evaluation
• Job Analyst
• Workplace Contact QA, cascade information