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Publication #8093
Reference
PCS(AFC)2024/02
Name
Reduction in the working week for Agenda for Change staff in NHS Scotland
Categories
Scottish Government
PCS
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Department
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Conditions of Employment
Working Week
Terms and Conditions
Agenda for Change
Description
As part of the pay settlement for Agenda for Change staff in 2023-24, it was agreed to conduct a review of the Agenda for Change system in NHS Scotland. This work has been taken forward in partnership by a series of Working Group created under the aegis of the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee (STAC).
One of those Working Groups considered the reduction of the working week. This circular contains the guidance for this change to terms and conditions. It will remain a live document with additional elements added as and when these are deemed necessary or helpful following partnership discussion and agreement by STAC.
Attached are the following sections:
- Annex A – Overarching Guidance and Key Principles
- Annex B – Increase to Hourly Rates (Updated to take account of the 2024-25 AfC pay settlement)
- Annex C – Frequently Asked Questions
- Annex D – Backstop Date
- Annex E – Interim Approach in respect of Part-Time Staff (Updated following implementation of AfC pay settlement)
In this latest version, Annex C has been updated to expand the answer provided at Question 22.
Contact Name
Colin Cowie
Contact Email
Contact Address
Scottish Government Health Directorates, Health Workforce, Ground Floor Rear, St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG
Created
2024-03-21 17:02:00
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