london weighting allowance anyone still get this ?

[slave-plater]

its gone out of fashion , a bit does anyone get in thier pay london weighting allowance , maybe civil servants do ?

[Octavius]

London Weighting was introduced for civil servants in 1920 and until 1974 it was set by the London Pay Board. However since 1974 the GLC and later the Mayor of London, in partnership with central government, have been responsible for setting it. In 2002, teachers from across South East England went on strike to try to force London Weighting to be raised.

As of March 2007, the London Weighting is worth between �3,000 and �4,000.

Since the abolition of the Pay Board no organisation has been responsible for setting London Weighting. The GLA carried out an investigation into the issue but did not propose a new figure as such so it varies greatly.

[spudqueen]

I found this about Higher Education staff
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=231

I used to work in a bank in central London and to be honest would be very surprised if any of the banks had done away with London Weighting.

[Ice-Maiden]

An IT engineer friend of mine gets it.

[Physicsgirl]

all teachers and health workers get weighted allowance