My Oracle - salary changes
Salary changes should not be submitted in My Oracle until Friday 4 April. Any changes made before this time may be overridden due to updates to Essex Pay. Any issues with this can be raised on the Assyst portal.
Essex Pay is designed to make sure our pay is fair, transparent and aligned to the market.
We have a fair and equitable approach to managing pay which is unique and dynamic. This is referred to internally as Essex Pay. Find out more on the Essex Pay policy (PDF, 366KB).
You can also watch the Essex Pay video below. It explains:
The annual pay review has been completed for this year for those on Essex Pay and the Social Care Capability Framework. Read the Essex Pay FAQs (PDF, 143KB) for more information.
The Essex County Council minimum rate of pay will be increased to £25,081. For part-time employees, the uplift will be applied on a pro-rata basis.
All Rates For the Job (RFJ) and salaries under the Essex Pay Main Pay scheme will receive either a 3% increase or £1,000, whichever is higher. For part-time employees, the uplift will be applied on a pro-rata basis. This increase excludes employees currently classified as Red Circled.
Employees on the Social Care Capability Framework (SCCF) will received either a 3% increase or £1,000, whichever is higher. For part-time employees, the uplift will be applied on a pro-rata basis.
Employees who are currently Red Circled or on pay protection will receive either a 1.5% increase or £500, whichever is higher. For part-time employees, the uplift will be applied on a pro-rata basis. This is an exception to the usual policy.
Employees will receive a personal email before pay day in April from Essex.Pay@essex.gov.uk confirming whether you have a new RFJ and what your salary will be.
Find out about Essex Pay progress plan (PDF, 115KB).
If you have a query relevant to Essex Pay you may log this using the Assyst portal. You can also get financial wellbeing support or help through our Employee Assistance Programme.
Each role in the organisation is given a grade that groups similar roles together in terms of responsibility, accountability, knowledge and know-how. You can find out more about job evaluations and role profiles at Essex.
We have three types of pay grading within Essex Pay: Executive Grades A and B, Main grades C to J, and Social Care pay ranges for front line social care practitioners.
The grade a role is given will affect the general terms and conditions of employment for each group of employees, such as annual leave amounts or how much notice you must give when you intend to leave the role. You can find out more about the terms and conditions of your job grade in the information on employment contracts.
There are no pay rates for people on Essex Pay. Everyone has a Rate for the Job (RFJ), which is individual to their role.
Colleagues in the same role will be paid the same pay rate, except for training and development reasons.
These documents explain more about how equal and fair pay is determined at Essex:
Pay for social care employees is worked out as part of the Social Care Capability Framework.
We provide standards and commitments on what it is to work for Essex.
Essex County Council's commitment is:
Line manager commitment is to:
As an employee, your commitment is to:
If you are not on Essex Pay, these documents provide information on the other pay scales used by the council: