Single Status

To comply with national agreements we are required to implement the new provisions. Single status has two main elements:

• The evaluation of all posts within the council that are covered by the agreement

• A review of terms and conditions of service.

We have used the Hay Job Evaluation Scheme to assess the value of jobs covered by the agreement. The review of terms and conditions of service is known as the Derbyshire Package.

Single Status does not apply to Teachers, schools employed employees and Soulbury and Youth Workers.

The review includes an extensive job evaluation programme to:

• create a rank order of jobs according to the overall demands of each job

• provide a solid base for a new fair and equal pay and grading structure

• define job families and career structures.

Unison, GMB, AMICUS and the TGWU unions are involved in the review and are members of the Project Board. Unison and GMB have taken part in the Joint Job Evaluation Panels.

There have been frequent meetings of the Project Board and Joint Working Group to oversee the project, develop and agree the proposals.

Implementation is scheduled for 1 April 2010.

For further information on Single Status please use the links on the left-hand side of this page.

We are in consultation with the Trades Unions about the detail of the proposals and hope to reach a Collective Agreement. But if we are unable to, we want to end all the uncertainty and implement Single Status in April 2010.

To do that we are writing to you with a variation to your contract asking you to agree to the changes individually. We are preparing the letters and information packs now. Letters will be issued w/c 16 November 2009.

Your senior managers are being briefed on the changes in order to answer your questions. 

If you would like to discuss or have any questions please contact:

• Your line manager

• The Shared Service Centre Helpline on extension 35525 or 01629 535525

• or email single.status@derbyshire.gov.uk