A Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) will be a legally binding agreement that can set minimum standards for:
- Pay
- Terms and conditions of employment
- Other workplace policies relating to employment (e.g., training, career development, culture…etc)
Once the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body (ASCNB) has reached an agreement, the Government will review the proposals to ensure they are affordable and deliverable before introducing legislation to incorporate the FPA into social care workers’ contracts of employment.
Once the first FPA comes into effect in April 2028, employers must comply with the FPA as a minimum, but they can introduce or continue to give ‘more favourable’ terms and conditions or higher pay for their workforce.
Webinars
The Local Government Association (LGA) is running a series of practical introductory webinars for employers. These cover what the Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) means for employers, what is currently known about the proposed arrangements, and how the new ASCNB is expected to work.
Upcoming webinars are taking place on:
- 9 November, 12pm to 1pm
- 12 November, 4pm to 5pm
- 16 November, 4.30pm to 5.30pm
- 18 November, 9am to 10am
- 20 November, 12pm to 1pm
- 25 November, 4pm to 5pm
- 26 November, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
- 1 December, 8.30am to 9.30am
- 4 December, 12pm to 1pm
- 7 December, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
- 12 January, 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Registration links for each session are available here
FAQs
The LGA has also produced a detailed and regularly updated FAQs on the FPA, covering areas including funding, negotiations, enforcement and what providers should be doing to prepare, which you can find here