Specialist Pay
Chapter 4 of the report on page 27 deals with Specialist pay (flying pay). Having had an increase of 15p a day I took the following paragraphs as interesting:
"4.4 MOD’s evidence proposed the introduction of standard daily rates of Specialist Pay from 1 April 2004 comprising 100 rates at 50p increments (from 50p to £50 at 2003 prices).
Transition would be to the nearest increment. This would produce different increases for different groups but, following the principle in other major pay changes, no one would take a pay cut as a result."
"4.5 We welcome the introduction of common arrangements under JPA and MOD’s efforts to rationalise the plethora of extra payments and allowances which cloud the remuneration
system. We note that some items of Specialist Pay have already moved, or will move, to common principles as a result of our periodic reviews. We anticipate receiving further evidence in preparation for the full transition under JPA. In the meantime, the early introduction of standard rates of Specialist Pay will do much to clarify the system in the minds of personnel themselves and will make it easier to manage future modifications or targeting of specific groups. We therefore recommend the introduction of standard rates of Specialist Pay from 1 April 2004. We further recommend that the standard rates be increased in line with our overall pay recommendation. MOD explained in the evidence
paper that when it transfers personnel to the new rates on 1 April 2004 differential increases will be produced."
sorry for the legth of quote.