Recruitment and Retention Payment Protocol

The policy is applicable to NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (AfC) posts where market pressures would otherwise prevent the Organisation from being able to recruit and retain staff in sufficient numbers (for the posts concerned) at the normal salary for the job.

Definitions / Glossary

Recruitment and Retention Payment (RRP) – are additions to the pay of a post or group of similar posts where market pressures would otherwise prevent the employer from being able to recruit or retain staff in sufficient numbers at the normal salary for jobs of that weight.

Short-term RRP – will apply where the labour market conditions giving rise to recruitment and retention problems are expected to be short-term and where the need for the premium is expected to disappear or reduce in the foreseeable future.

Long-term RRP – will apply where the relevant labour market conditions are more deep rooted and the need for the premium is not expected to vary significantly in the foreseeable future.