The system used to set the pay grades for youth and community workers in England and Wales for the past 55 years looks set to be scrapped after employers' representatives announced they intend to no longer recognise it.
The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), which was established in 1961, is made up of representatives from both employers and employees who meet biannually to agree a national pay scale and employment terms and conditions for youth work practitioners.
In addition, it endorses youth and community workers' qualifications, which are approved by the Education and Training Standards (ETS) committees for England and Wales.
The decision by employers to walk away from the JNC agreement following consultation with councils last autumn has angered youth work unions and campaigners who fear it could further damage the standing of the youth work profession on the back of major cuts to government funding and jobs.
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