Pay and allowances

From 1 April 2010 all employees will be paid monthly on the 25th of each month.

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Telephone

All allowances will be replaced with mobile phones except where signals are not available.

Acting-up/honoraria

Will be paid after 28 days and backdated to the start date if the arrangement lasts longer than 28 days.

First Aid

If you are a designated first aider you will receive £12.50 a month

You cannot claim the following allowances − except for bank holiday and sleep-in duties − if you are on Grade 14 or above.

Overtime

Time after 37 hours will be paid at time and a third and at double time for bank holidays. You must agree overtime in advance with your chief officer.

Enhanced hours

If you normally work Monday to Friday - your enhanced hours will be:

• Monday to Friday - 7pm − 7am - plain time plus one third

• Saturday and Sunday - all hours - plain time plus one third

If you normally work Monday − Sunday - your enhanced hours will be:

• Monday to Sunday - 7pm − 7am - plain time plus one third

These replace all other enhanced hours payments including split duty, unsocial hours and all shift allowance payments.

Weekend work

Will be paid at plain time rates where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am or outside your contracted hours when you will get time and a third.

Rest day/free day payments for 5 in 7 workers

If you work additional hours on your rest day/free day you will receive plain time plus one third.

Standby duty

If you are required to be available outside normal hours for contact and response you will be paid £24 including the first half hour of work. After that normal pay rates or overtime/bank holiday rates whichever applies will be paid. Two standby payments of £24 will be made for 24 hour cover on a Saturday or Sunday.

Recall to Work

If you are recalled to work more than half an hour after finishing work you will be paid £24 to include the first half hour of work. Any extra hours will be at plain time rates for up to 37 hours and overtime rates after that.

Sleep-in duty

All employees will be paid £24 to include the first half hour of work. If you are on Band 14 and above any extra hours will be paid at plain time rates or TOIL.

Waking duty

For disturbed time − exceeding more than 30 minutes in total - you will be paid normal pay rates for fewer than 37 hours or overtime/bank holiday rates for time you work above 37 hours.

Lettings

You will be paid for hours worked - for a minimum of 1.5 hours - at plain time rates before 7pm and time and a third after 7pm.