The attached two AfC Q & A’s on annual leave and pay band second gateways have been agreed by the staff council executive and have been posted on the NHS employers’ website.
| Annex U: Trainees: paragraph 2 (iii) |
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Are trainees who are covered by Annex U (paragraph 2 (iii)) subject to the foundation and second gateway?
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| Answer
There are no agreed pay bands or pay scales for trainees under 2 (iii). It follows that there is no pay point identified in their pay where there is an agreed second gateway. All staff who have served less than one year in their post are subject to the foundation gateway.
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| Section 46: Assimilation and Protection: paragraph 34 |
| Question
Where an entitlement to annual leave is reduced under Agenda for Change paragraph 46.34 provides that the previous entitlement can be protected for five years from the date of assimilation. How is the leave entitlement pre-assimilation determined to establish whether protection is required?
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| Answer
Leave pre-assimilation is the total of Whitley or locally agreed leave plus the two statutory leave days if they have not already been converted into annual leave.
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