The National Joint Negotiating Committee (NJNC) was established to jointly agree terms on issues, such as pay and terms and conditions of employment in Scotland’s colleges in partnership with the trade unions (EIS, GMB, UNISON and UNITE).
View the Agreements and Guidance on the NJNC website:
Agreements/Guidance | Communications | NJNC Home (njncscotlandscolleges.ac.uk)
we are pleased to have produced 2 more agreements from the national machinery and have attached these at the bottom of this email for your reference.
Circular STS 03/22 – National Agreement Terms and Conditions (Support Staff)
The National Agreement will apply from 1st August 2022, with the exception of those national terms already agreed and applied.
The full-time working week for support staff is 35 hours per week normally worked between Monday and Friday. These hours will normally be worked on a daily basis between 0800 and 1800, exclusive of a lunch break and inclusive of paid morning and afternoon breaks.
Colleges may choose to set notional or fixed times for full time support staff between these hours.
Full details can be found by clicking relevant links below.
Circular STS 02/22 – Support Staff Annual Leave Policy
This Circular implements the Support Staff Annual Leave Policy agreed in March 2022 attached as Appendix 1.
The Annual Leave Policy is an agreed output of the NJNC and will apply from 1st September 2022.
Main points to note are Employees can carry forward 5 days annual leave to be used by 31st August of the following leave year. In exceptional circumstances, and subject to agreement with the local college, 10 days annual leave can be carried forward to be used by 31st August the following leave year. Employees should apply for the 10 days through their line manager in the first instance.
Managers must ensure that all employees have fair and equitable access to time off throughout the year, including school holidays, public holidays/closure days and off-peak periods. Managers and employees must both recognise the needs of the college and that some periods of the year can coincide with peak work demands of the college, however, this should not impact on when they apply to take time off.
Should a local manager wish to implement a restriction on when staff can take leave, then trade unions, as courtesy, should be informed by the college.
Full details can be found by clicking relevant links below.
CIRCULAR 02.22 – Circular 02.22
CIRCULAR 03.22 – Circular 03.22
As usual, If any member has any issues, then please contact your local rep.