Scottish Government employees 2025-26 pay award discussions: FOI release
- Published
- 14 February 2025
- Directorate
- People Directorate
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500448580
- Date received
- 17 January 2025
- Date responded
- 28 January 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1) The anticipated timescales for agreeing the 2025-26 pay award for Scottish Government employees.
2) The progress that has so far been made in relation to agreeing the pay award 2025-26 for Scottish Government employees.
3) What engagement has already taken place with unions in relation to the pay award for 2025-26 for Scottish Government employees.
4) The options being considered in relation to the 2025-26 pay award for Scottish Government employees.
Response
1) The public sector pay policy sets the framework against which discussions relating to the 2025-26 pay award are held. While there is no formal timescale, the joint aim of the Scottish Government and recognised trade unions is to reach agreement on the 2025-26 pay award and implement the outcome as soon as possible after 1 April 2025.
2, 3 &4) No formal discussion on the 2025-26 pay award has taken place. We expect this engagement to begin soon.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG