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Pay in Wales

The Welsh Government has committed to a Pay Review Body process to determine the steps for the Wales 2024/25 pay process. The RCM will consult members on any pay award offered. We reserve the right to escalate to a pay dispute if the pay award is not acceptable.

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October 2024 update

The RCMā€™s member pay consultation closed on 7 October and the RCM has thanked all its members in Wales who responded.

The results were clear with 56% of those who responded saying they thought the 5.5% pay award was ā€˜unacceptableā€™ while 44% said it was an ā€˜acceptableā€™ step towards addressing long term pay cuts. You can read more about the RCMā€™s response to the results here.

When will I receive my pay award?

Midwives and MSWs in Wales will be receiving their 2024/25 pay award in November this year. It will be backdated to 1 April the day it was due.

The delays to pay rises that we have seen year after year are not acceptable. Last week the RCM welcomed the news that the Westminster Government issued its remit letter to the PRB for 2025/26. The RCM says it now needs the Welsh Government to follow suit and announce its plans for the upcoming pay round and will be keeping members updated on developments.

September 2024 update

On 10 September First Minister Eluned Morgan announced a pay award of 5.5% for NHS staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) contracts in Wales. The RCM welcomed the long overdue announcement ā€“ read more here

The RCM now wants to gauge the feeling of all its Agenda for Change (AFC) members in Wales on this pay award. On 23 September it launched its consultation, which will run for two weeks closing on 7 October. The RCM is urging all eligible midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) to take its quick survey now and have their say on pay and you can do that here.

In September the Welsh Government announced they had accepted the recommendations made by the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), in doing so the Government have committed to:

  • Uplifting all pay points for Agenda for Change staff by 5.5% on a consolidated basis, from 1 April 2024.
  • Adding intermediate pay points at Agenda for Change Bands 8a and above after two years.
  • Working with the UK Government about how to take forward the pay review body recommendations on Agenda for Change pay structures

The Welsh Government said that they are ā€œare accepting the second recommendation regarding the addition of intermediate pay points to bands 8a and above in principle but are asking the Welsh Partnership Forum (WPF) to ratify it before it is implemented.Ā  The WPF is made up of representatives from the Welsh Government, NHS Walesā€™s employers and trade unions and professional organisations.

You can read a letter from the Welsh Government that summarises the pay award here.

A reminder of what the RCM said to the PRB in our evidence:

Link to the RCMā€™s written evidence to the PRB isĀ here.

  • Real terms pay increase that starts to address the pay cuts our members have faced.
  • A commitment to the real living wage
  • A consolidated across the board pay increase

On pay setting we said:

  • Delays impact on the morale and motivation of midwives and MSWS
  • That we want to see a mechanism for the Staff Council to negotiate and address structural pay issues including pay and promotion and interaction with unsocial hours/overtime payments ā€“ particularly at 2-3 and 7-8a.

We also said we wanted to see:

  • A credible plan to restore the pay lost by NHS staff
  • A Government commitment to fund any recommendations that come out of non-pay working groups
  • The government to commit to working with unions to put equalities at the heart of the bargaining process

Action on retention to:

  • Ensure banding outcomes reflect job content
  • Reward additional hours fairly
  • Prevent burnout by limiting excess hours
  • Support progression and career development

This is a pay award and not an offer, meaning that it will be applied automatically. The award will be effective from and backdated to 1 April 2024. We will update this page when we have confirmation when it will be paid into salaries..

Jersey Pay Offer

RCM members in Jersey have voted to accept the 3 year pay offer.

The RCM closed its consultation with members on 18 April announcing the results on Friday 19 April.

Sixty eight percent (68%) of members turned out to vote and over fifty percent (52.5%) voted to accept the three-pay deal.

The following was the best and final offer from employers:

  • 2024 = a pay increase of 8% (consolidated).
  • 2025 = aĀ  guarantee of (September 2024) RPI plus 1%
  • 2026 = a guarantee of (September 2025) RPI plus 1%

The RCM has thanked all its members in Jersey who turned out and voted for this pay offer and will keep members updated on any further developments by email. So please log into your portal and ensure your contact details are up to date.

Our asks 24/25

  • A real terms pay increase that starts to address the pay cuts our members have faced.Ā 
  • A credible plan to restore the pay lost by NHS staffĀ 
  • The government to commit to working with unions to put equalities at the heart of the bargaining processĀ 
  • Action on retention to:Ā 
    • Ensure banding outcomes reflect job contentĀ 
    • Reward additional hours fairlyĀ 
    • Prevent burnout by limiting excess hours

2023/24 pay award

The 2023/24 offer, which was accepted by RCM members, was a 5% consolidated increase with effect from April 2023. It also included an investment in the bottom of the pay bands so that band 1 and the bottom of pay band 2 have an increase of 8% taking them to Ā£22,720.

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