Contracts of employment may state that salaries are set in line with local government salaries.  There are a number of options used in the voluntary and community sector, the most widely used being the National Joint Council (NJC) salary scales.

Current NJC Salary Scales

The pay and terms and conditions of employment for many local government services' workers are set out by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.  More details from the Local Government Employers.

You can download for free the current National Joint Council (NJC) salary scales that are used for many local government services' workers.

These salary scales were agreed for 2015-16.

Job evaluation

Just Job Evaluation CD Rom is a practical application of the Local Government (NJC) Job Evaluation Scheme for the voluntary sector, produced by PEACe.  It helps organisations adopt a fair and systematic framework for setting staff salaries on the NJC Salary Scales.

We also have many useful template policies, model procedures and guidance documents produced in partnership with Russell-Cooke Solicitors covering the employment basics through to the complex HR issues encountered by the voluntary and community sector.

Last updated 18.02.15