Salary Survey 2010 - Nicva

stated that the average increase in basic pay for employees has beenaffected by the current economic downturn.5.2.2 Salary ScalesSubject to satisfactory service, pay increments are normally awarded annuallyuntil an individual meets the maximum point on a pay scale. In the absence ofa voluntary and community sector pay scale, many voluntary organisationsuse salary scales linked to local authority, civil service or specific groups forlevels of pay. They are also used to seek comparisons with scales from othersectors, to help describe posts for recruitment and equivalence, to provide abenchmark for their own salaries and for incremental pay increasesnegotiated each year by trade unions.The number of organisations that report pay being linked to a specific payscale has remained fairly static since 2006 with 67% of organisations having apay scale as a benchmark for staff salaries. 74 Findings in this research showthat 63.2% of voluntary and community organisations link pay to specificsalary scales. Table 28 below examines the different types of pay scalesused as a benchmark for salary.Table 28: Pay ScalesCount %NJC 218 84.8JNC 17 6.6NI Civil Service 5 1.9Agenda for change 4 1.6Internal pay scale 2 0.8NI health service pay scale 2 0.8Other 9 3.5Total 257 100Base: 257 (7 missing)As can be noted from Table 28, the vast majority of responding organisationsuse the NJC pay scale as a benchmark which has increased by nearly 10%since the last Salary Survey in 2006. 75 This increase is met by the decreaseparticularly in organisations that use the NI Civil Service Pay Scale as abenchmark.5.2.3 Pay ReviewJust over half of all organisations (50.9%) reported that they conduct a payreview. Of those organisations that do conduct a pay review, 71.3% stated74 NICVA (2006) Salary Survey, Job roles, salaries and benefits in the voluntary and community sector.75 NICVA (2006) Salary Survey, Job roles, salaries and benefits in the voluntary and community sector.NICVA: December 2010 48