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Following the narrow acceptance of the 2022\-23 enhanced pay offer, all unions continued to actively campaign in support of their members legitimate aspirations for pay restoration and to address the cost of living increases.


We have, therefore, continued to work closely in partnership with the health unions for Agenda for Change staff which cover NHS health care professionals, nurses, ambulance staff, porters, cleaners, health care support staff and many others, with the aim of doing all in our ability to address these concerns.  I want to recognise the constructive spirit in which unions have participated including suspending industrial action. 


I can announce today that we have arrived at a final package of measures for both 2022\-23 and for 2023\-24 which the health trade unions will be taking to ballot with their members. The majority of trade unions will be recommending accepting the offer, whilst we are disappointed that not all trade unions are able to recommend this offer we are very grateful for the positive attitude taken in discussions in arriving at this best and final offer.  


The offer is a significant enhancement beyond the Pay Review Body recommendations and beyond the accepted 2022\-23 enhanced offer.  


For 2022\-23, a collective agreement was reached earlier this year and which provided 3% (1\.5% as a non\-consolidated cash payment and 1\.5% consolidated into pay and backdated to April 2022\) on top of the average 4\.7% increase already made following the Pay Review Body recommendations.


The additional now being offered in addition for 2022\-23 is a one off NHS Recovery Payment and will apply to all substantive staff and bank workers on Agenda for Change terms and conditions on a pro\-rated basis. This payment will be on average a 3% non\-consolidated payment.


For 2023\-24 the offer is for a consolidated across the board increase of 5% with effect from 1st April 2023 to Agenda for Change pay scales. In addition we are also increasing the bottom two pay points to match the salary of a top of Band 2 which equates to a 7\.8% increase for 2023\-24\.


If the offer is accepted this means that, Welsh NHS staff will have received an average an award of over 15\.7% (of which 11\.2% is consolidated into pay permanently) over 2 years 2022\-23 and 2023\-24\.


This package means that those on the bottom of Band 5, which includes nurses and other health care professionals just starting their careers in NHS Wales, will have received a total pay increase of over 17% *(*of which over 12% is consolidated) for the financial years for 2022\-23 and 2023\-24\. This sees their starting salary at £28,834\.


Our lowest paid NHS staff will have received a pay increase of over 26% (of which over 20% is consolidated) over 2022\-23 and 2023\-24\. This also means our lowest paid workers will be above the real living wage rate from the 1st April 2023 with a starting salary of £22,720 which equates to an hourly rate of £11\.39\.


Added to this are further enhancements of the non\-pay elements of the original 2022\-23 offer where we have gone further on unsocial hours allowance and have included a number of benefits which are aimed at improving health workers working lives and career opportunities.


These have been tough negotiations. We have been very open about the difficult financial position we are in as Welsh Government.  That is further complicated by the large proportion of the Welsh Government budget that is used to fund the NHS in Wales and the proportion of that NHS budget pays for wages. We lack the flexibility enjoyed by UK Government in terms of both money available and restrictive financial rules.


Hard choices have been required to fund this pay offer and we have drawn on our reserves and underspends from across government to put this offer together. Using this money to increase pay now means we can’t use it for other purposes – but we are confident that this is the right thing to do.


While the union representatives would have wished for even greater increases, they have arrived at their professional judgement that this is the best and final offer that can be negotiated with Welsh Government.


I hope union members will consider carefully the full and final offer and vote to accept. Whilst health trade unions will be balloting members on an individual basis our aspiration from Welsh Government is that the offer is accepted by all unions so that we are able to implement the offer and end the industrial action on pay in NHS Wales.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.





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Translation:


 
Wedi i gynnig cyflog uwch 2022\-23 gael ei dderbyn o drwch blewyn, gwnaeth pob undeb barhau i ymgyrchu’n weithredol i gefnogi dyheadau gwirioneddol eu haelodau ar gyfer adfer lefelau cyflogau a mynd i’r afael â’r cynnydd mewn costau byw.


Felly, rydym wedi parhau i weithio’n agos mewn partneriaeth â’r undebau iechyd ar gyfer staff yr Agenda ar gyfer Newid sy’n cynnwys gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol, nyrsys, staff ambiwlans, porthorion, glanhawyr a staff cefnogi gofal iechyd y GIG ac eraill, gyda’r nod o wneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i fynd i’r afael â’r pryderon hyn. Hoffwn gydnabod ysbryd adeiladol undebau yn y broses hon, gan gynnwys atal camau diwydiannol. 


Gallaf gyhoeddi heddiw ein bod wedi cytuno ar becyn terfynol o fesurau ar gyfer 2022\-23 a phecyn ar gyfer 2023\-24 y bydd yr undebau llafur iechyd yn cynnal pleidlais arnynt ymysg eu haelodau. Bydd y mwyafrif o’r undebau llafur yn argymell derbyn y cynnig. Er ein bod yn siomedig na all pob undeb llafur argymell derbyn y cynnig hwn, rydym yn ddiolchgar iawn am yr agwedd gadarnhaol yn y trafodaethau a arweiniodd at y cynnig gorau a therfynol hwn.


Mae’r cynnig yn godiad sylweddol y tu hwnt i argymhellion y Corff Adolygu Cyflogau ac y tu hwnt i’r cynnig uwch a dderbyniwyd ar gyfer 2022\-23\.


Ar gyfer 2022\-23, daethpwyd i gytundeb ar y cyd yn gynharach eleni a oedd yn rhoi 3% (1\.5% ohono’n daliad arian parod anghyfunol ac 1\.5% yn gyfunedig mewn cyflogau ac wedi’i ôl\-ddyddio i fis Ebrill 2022\) ar ben y cynnydd cyfartalog o 4\.7% a wnaed eisoes yn dilyn argymhellion y Corff Adolygu Cyflogau.


Mae’r ychwanegiad hwn sydd nawr yn cael ei gynnig yn ychwanegol ar gyfer 2022\-23 yn Daliad Adfer GIG untro a bydd yn berthnasol i’r holl staff parhaol a gweithwyr banc ar delerau ac amodau yr Agenda ar gyfer Newid ar sail pro rata. Bydd y taliad hwn ar gyfartaledd yn daliad anghyfunol o 3%.


Ar gyfer 2023\-24 y cynnig yw cynnydd cyfunedig cyffredinol o 5% sy’n weithredol o 1 Ebrill 2023 i raddfeydd cyflog yr Agenda ar gyfer Newid. Yn ogystal, rydym yn codi’r ddau bwynt graddfa isaf i gyd\-fynd â chyflog uchaf Band 2 sy’n cyfateb i gynnydd o 7\.8% ar gyfer 2023\-24\.


Os derbynnir y cynnig, bydd staff GIG Cymru wedi cael dyfarniad cyfartalog o fwy na 15\.7% (11\.2% ohono’n gyfunedig mewn cyflogau yn barhaol) dros y 2 flynedd 2022\-23 a 2023\-24\.


Mae’r pecyn hwn yn golygu y bydd y rhai ar waelod Band 5, sy’n cynnwys nyrsys a gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol eraill sydd ar ddechrau eu gyrfaoedd yn GIG Cymru, wedi cael cyfanswm codiad cyflog o dros 17%(dros 12% ohono’n gyfunedig) ar gyfer y blynyddoedd ariannol 2022\-23 a 2023\-24\. Mae hyn yn golygu y bydd eu cyflog cychwynnol yn £28,834\.


Bydd ein staff yn y GIG sydd â’r cyflogau isaf wedi cael codiad cyflog o fwy na 26% (dros 20% ohono’n gyfunedig) dros 2022\-23 a 2023\-24\. Mae hyn hefyd yn golygu y bydd ein gweithwyr sydd â’r cyflogau isaf yn cael cyflog uwchben cyfradd y cyflog byw gwirioneddol o 1 Ebrill 2023 ymlaen, gyda chyflog cychwynnol o £22,720, sy’n gyfwerth ag £11\.39 yr awr.


Ar ben hyn, ceir cynigion pellach o ran yr elfennau heblaw cyflog yn y cynnig gwreiddiol ar gyfer 2022\-23 lle rydym wedi mynd ymhellach ar lwfans oriau anghymdeithasol ac wedi cynnwys nifer o fuddion. Nod y buddion hyn fydd gwella bywydau gwaith a chyfleoedd gyrfa gweithwyr iechyd.


Mae’r rhain wedi bod yn negodiadau anodd. Rydym wedi bod yn agored iawn am y sefyllfa ariannol anodd yr ydym ynddi fel Llywodraeth Cymru. Caiff y sefyllfa honno ei chymhlethu ymhellach gan y gyfran fawr o gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru a ddefnyddir i ariannu’r GIG yng Nghymru a’r gyfran o gyllideb y GIG sy’n talu am gyflogau. Nid oes gennym yr hyblygrwydd sydd gan Lywodraeth y DU o ran arian sydd ar gael a rheolau ariannol caeth.


Bu’n rhaid gwneud dewisiadau anodd i ariannu’r cynnig cyflog hwn ac rydym wedi tynnu ar ein cronfeydd wrth gefn a’n tanwariant o’r llywodraeth drwyddi draw i roi’r cynnig hwn at ei gilydd. Mae defnyddio’r arian hwn i gynyddu cyflogau nawr yn golygu na allwn ei ddefnyddio at ddibenion eraill – ond hyderwn mai dyma’r peth cywir i’w wneud.


Er y byddai cynrychiolwyr yr undebau wedi dymuno codiadau mwy fyth, maent wedi cyrraedd safbwynt lle eu barn broffesiynol yw mai dyma’r cynnig gorau a therfynol y gellir ei negodi â Llywodraeth Cymru.


Rwy’n gobeithio y bydd aelodau’r undebau’n ystyried y cynnig llawn a therfynol yn ofalus ac yn pleidleisio i’w dderbyn. Er y bydd yr undebau llafur iechyd yn cynnal pleidlais ar wahân ymysg eu haelodau, ein dyhead fel Llywodraeth Cymru yw y bydd pob undeb yn derbyn y cynnig fel y gallwn weithredu’r cynnig a dod â’r gweithredu diwydiannol ar gyflogau yn GIG Cymru i ben.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.





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