London Allowance Contract Question

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Hello Everybody,

I've been lurking on these forums for quite some time now, I've always wanted to make an account on here and seeing as I have a question this seemed like the perfect time to become a member on here.

Yesterday, I received a contract of employment for a job I've recently accepted.

There's one aspect of the contract however that I'm quite confused about, there's a section within the contract which states my salary is £14,294 and that it will be payed on a monthly basis on XYZ Date of every month.

Underneath this part within the contract however, there is another part which says the London Living Allowance will be £4,096 per annum.

My Question is basically this: Does this mean the salary includes the London Living Allowance, or is it added on top to supplement it? which means the overall salary would be £18,390 + any overtime I would undertake.

I'm sorry if I sound a bit thick, this is the first job offer I've had in a while. Also the job is within the NHS but it also operates privately as well, hence my confusion regarding the overall salary scheme.

If my assumption is correct, can somebody please tell me why it wouldn't be lumped in together with the overall base salary?

Many Thanks!

I look forward to your response(s)

cookies_and_crem

It sounds like the LA is in addition making your salary £18k.

It's usually very clear when the LA is in addition. Have a look at the original ad.

Congratulations!

theoretica

If it is a full time job then I think it must be 18k total. Otherwise the out of London wage would be about 10k - which is less than the minimum wage for a full time job.

KentishLady

NHS agenda for change BAND 1 & 2 is £14294 at the bottom of the bands. The High Cost Area supplement for Inner London is minimum of £4076 (or 20% of salary up to max of £6,279). Did the advert or offer letter quote any of these terms?

So your total new annual salary is the two sums added together ie £18370. Unless they have increased the Inner london high area supplement to £4096 in which case it will be £18390. You might want to just double check that they have quoted the area supplement correctly in your letter.

KL

Gingernutty

Your London Weighting will be pro-rata'd every month and, when you get your payslip, it will show your regular monthly wage with a little entry underneath showing 1/12th of the London Weighting.

Congratulations on your new job.