Despite being on a pay freeze, it appears other people in the public sector have found a way to still receive pay increases once they reach the top of their pay band. From the Civil Service jobs website link -
https://jobsfiles.civilservice.gov.u...OGJhODk4NjllMA==:
Pay progression
Existing staff
Staff who meet the required performance standard progress to the target rate by means of annual pay award increases effective from 1 July. Pay ranges consist of milestones each of which is worth an increase of 1.02% over the milestone before.
Staff who meet the required standards will progress by a minimum of three milestones a year until they reach the target rate.
The target rate is the maximum consolidated pay point. Any increases above target rate will be paid as a non-consolidated, non pensionable bonus. Staff on the target rate who have met the required standards will move on to the new target rate and can receive a maximum payment of the value three milestones above the target rate as non-consolidated, non-pensionable bonus.
New Entrants
New entrants are eligible to receive pay progression subject to having met the required standards. They receive a pro-rata pay award according to their length of service.- Those employed for at least eight months on 1 July will progress by three milestones
- Those employed for more than four, but less than eight, months on 1 July will progress by 2 milestones
- Those employed for up to four months on 1 July will progress by 1 milestone