Police officers and civil servants are in line for a 5% pay increase backdated to January this year.
The deal agreed with the Policy & Resources Committee also includes a pay uplift in line with RPIX from the start of 2026.
Members of Prospect, the union which represents civil servants and other established staff, had previously rejected a single-year proposal, but the States’ revised offer was backed by 80% of those who took part in the latest ballot, which closed a few days ago.
‘We are pleased that Prospect members balloted, by a significant majority, to accept the two-year pay deal on offer,’ said Deputy John Gollop, the P&R member who leads pay negotiations.
‘This maintained the 5% increase for 2025 which we have consistently said we felt was a fair reward for our valued staff, but also recognises the current challenges we have with public finances.
‘Staff will receive an inflation increase in 2026 as the second year of the deal.’
The two-year agreement involves about 1,500 public sector staff across a range of back office and frontline roles.
It follows a one-year deal for a 5% increase to salaries and allowances which was agreed by staff in health and social care roles, including nurses, in time to be included in their January pay packets.
However, ballots have not yet been agreed by some of the largest public sector pay groups, including manual workers, who are represented by Unite, and teachers, who are represented by NCTLG, an umbrella group bringing together numerous unions in the education sector.
Unite’s regional officer, Laura Bichard, said that talks were ‘ongoing’.
The single-year offer of 5% has already been rejected in ballots held by some groups represented by Unite, including prison officers.
Although many unions were initially critical of P&R’s approach to pay talks, Deputy Gollop yesterday described recent negotiations as ‘workmanlike, progressive and collaborative’ and remained hopeful that talks would not have to be handed over to the next senior committee.
‘We have been having constructive negotiations with the remaining pay groups – police officers also recently accepted our offer – and we hope to conclude the remaining groups before the end of this political term on 30 June,’ he said.
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