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We act as the Secretariat for the Employers' Side of the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth and Community Workers (YCW).
This was established in 1951 to provide voluntary collective bargaining machinery for youth and community workers in local government.
It covers approximately 7,102 staff in the statutory sector – as of August 2021 – including those on the:
- youth and community support workers range
- professional range.
June 2024
The JNC Youth and Community Staff Side has submitted its pay and conditions claim for 2024. The main elements are as follows:
- A substantial pay rise of at least 10 per cent or £3,000 whichever the greater.
- Measures to address work-life balance and time off in lieu
- Joint working to call for key worker status for JNC youth and community workers.
- That work to discuss race and gender pay gaps in youth work at Joint Secretarial level commences no later than the 30 September 2024.
- For a review of the grading matrix with this work commencing no later than 30 September 2024.
The National Employers will shortly undertake a consultation on the claim.
March 2024
The JNC has updated the JNC Agreement - ‘The Pink Book’.
December 2023
Joint Education Services Circular (JESC) NO 230 - Youth and community workers' pay agreement 2023
The JNC for Youth and Community Workers has reached an agreement on a pay award for 2023 which is as follows:
- an increase of £1925 on all other spinal column points on the Youth and Community Support Worker Range and the Professional Range from 1 September 2023
- an increase of 3.88 per cent on the London Area Allowances and Sleeping-In-Duty Allowance from 1 September 2023.
October 2023
Following a consultation process, the Employers’ Side has made a final pay offer to the Staff Side.
JNC YCW Employers' Side - Pay offer 2023
August 2023
The JNC Staff Side has submitted the following pay and conditions claim for 2023:
- an increase of RPI plus two per cent across all grades
- a recruitment and retention payment for all JNC staff of £1,000 per year in place until the completion of the grading matrix review
- address work-life balance and time off in lieu – by making the current guidance on work-life balance mandatory, to ensure compensatory leave (TOIL) is always accrued for extra hours worked. Each working week should contain two consecutive days that are designated as nonworking days. Any TOIL for residential work will be completely separate from these designated non-working days.
- move to a 35-hour working week without loss of pay - with sufficient time for planning and admin, with a further commitment to work towards a four-day week, without loss of pay, going forward. Further work and completion of the race and gender pay gaps in youth work review.
- amend the agreement to include youth work employers covered by contracts, grant aid and any other local authority funding arrangements.
- joint working to promote the JNC in the voluntary sector.
March 2022
The JNC for Youth and Community Workers has conducted a pay and workforce survey. This final Pay and Workforce survey report provides information and analysis on the current youth and community workforce and sector.
Pink Book
The 'Pink Book' is the terms and conditions handbook for youth and community workers. The JNC updated the JNC Agreement (The Pink Book) in March 2024:
The JNC agreement - 'The Pink Book'
Please note that Appendix 1 - JNC endorsed professional qualifications is available as a web page, and is not in the below PDF.
The JNC determines pay for youth and community workers - previous settlements as follows:
Contact
Email: Youth&[email protected]