“No improved offer” given to civil servants

Monday 25 February 2019

Talks between civil service union reps and the government have so far failed to resolve the stagnating public sector pay dispute as “no improved offer” has been made.

JCSA Prospect - the island's largest public sector workers' union - today confirmed that mediation talks with the States Employment Board (SEB), which sets staff pay and terms and conditions, had not proven productive.

Terry Renouf, President of the union, told Express: “No improved offer to put to members at this stage. The talks are ongoing through JACS [Jersey Advisory Conciliation Service, ed.] and no further comment will be made whilst these talks continue.” 

Mr Renouf indicated that there is more mediation scheduled, but that dates have not yet been confirmed.

Pictured: JCSA Prospect President Terry Renouf confirms "no improved offer" has been made to put to his union's members.

This marks the latest setback for civil servants in the long-standing row over pay not keeping step with rises in the cost of living – a dispute which will enter its seventh month this weekend.

Although the deadlocked pay dispute looks set to continue for civil servants, it appears that there has been more progress for teaching staff, who were due to strike tomorrow (Tuesday 26 February) but called off the action when a revised offer was promised.

They are due to receive that new offer in writing tomorrow. 

National Education Union Regional Secretary Andy Woolley told Express: “We’re expecting an offer in writing. We’ll then put that to members to survey, but without a recommendation for or against.” 

Pictured: Teaching unions called off the strike action they'd planned for this week in light of renewed negotiations with the States.

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