School support staff employed by councils have been offered a pay rise of almost £2,000.
The across-the-board offer of at least £1,925 from the National Employers for local government service, which sets pay for around 1.4 million workers, is worth 9.42 per cent for the lowest-paid, and 3.88 per cent for those above the top of the pay spine.
The deal, if accepted, would come into effect from April this year. It is similar to an offer agreed last summer and backdated to April 2022.
Councils linked last year’s hike for the lowest-paid to the rising minimum wage, calling it a “mitigating step” to stop many support staff falling onto it.
