What is Whitley council?
A '''Whitley council''', also known as a '''joint industrial council,''' is a British organization which fixes wage rates, terms and conditions in a specific industry. They have both employers and trade unions. They were started in 1917.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/whitleysysteminc00macriala/whitleysysteminc00macriala_djvu.txt|title=The Whitley system in the civil service|publisher=Fabian Society|year=1922|access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> In 1979 there were eight councils in the [[National Health Service]] covering all the NHS staff, except doctors and dentists.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1979-07-16|title=Royal Commission on the NHS Chapter 12|url=https://www.sochealth.co.uk/national-health-service/royal-commission-on-the-national-health-service-contents/royal-commission-on-the-nhs-chapter-12/|access-date=2023-03-20|website=Socialist Health Association|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2004 a new system was started for the NHS, called Agenda for Change. It has nine numbered pay bands subdivided into points, like the old alphabetic Whitley Council 'grades' pay scales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agenda for Change: In-depth {{!}} Croner-i|url=https://app.croneri.co.uk/topics/agenda-change/indepth#:~:text=Agenda%20for%20Change%20refers%20to,resources%20policies%20across%20the%20NHS.|access-date=2023-03-21|website=app.croneri.co.uk}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Organisations based in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Employment law]]