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2023 pay and TCS advisory notice

Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2023 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

6 February 2023

This notice advises of the publication of version 49 of the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook. The list of amendments are detailed below:

Is the section new or amended?	Section / annex of the handbook	Key amendments
Amended	Sections 1-6 Annex 10: Local recruitment and retention premia	Grammatical changes applied following a review of sections 1- 6 and annex 10.
Amended	Section 5: Recruitment and retention premia	Amendments made to provide clarity about the continuation of RRPs on promotion.
Amended	Section 13: Annual leave and general public holidays	Amendment to paragraph 13.1 to include the additional annual leave
Amended	Section 14: Sickness absence (Wales)	Amendments to paragraph 14.4 scale of sickness absence allowances.
Amended	Section 15: Leave and pay for new parents (England, Wales and Scotland)	Amendments to paragraph 15.106 to remove “vii) absence on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave (paid or unpaid) as provided for under this agreement” and provide clarity on continuous service.
Amended	Section 17: Reimbursement of travel costs Annex 12: Motoring costs	Amendments to Section 17 and annex 12 following the latest mileage reimbursement review in November 2022 which resulted in an automatic change to the reimbursement rates.

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