Sources
Every rate in Rota Pay Check comes from a published table. This page lists each one, where it comes from and the date it applies from.
Unsocial hours rates
| Pay band | All time on Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday after 8pm and before 6am | All time on Sundays and public holidays (midnight to midnight) |
|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | Time plus 47% | Time plus 94% |
| Band 2 | Time plus 41% | Time plus 83% |
| Band 3 | Time plus 35% | Time plus 69% |
| Bands 4 to 9 | Time plus 30% | Time plus 60% |
- Source: NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook, Section 2 (England), Table 2, published by NHS Employers: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
- Effective from 1 April 2020.
- Handbook version: Amendment 63, published 1 October 2026.
- Retrieved 14 November 2026.
- Rules used with this table: handbook paragraphs 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.15 and 13.9. See unsocial hours explained.
The pay check uses the England version of Section 2 only. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have their own version in the same handbook.
Pay scales
Your basic hourly rate comes from your payslip, or from the published pay scales if you choose your band and pay point.
- Pay scales for 2026/27, NHS Employers: https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202627
- Effective from 1 April 2026.
Bank holidays
- UK bank holidays, England and Wales, GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays (data file: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays.json).
- The app ships with a copy of this file and refreshes it at most once a week. This is the only web address the app contacts apart from Apple's App Store.
- When Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls on a weekend, handbook annex 25 sets out what applies. The app marks those shifts "not checked".
Payslip column meanings
- Royal United Hospitals Bath, Understanding your payslip: ruh.nhs.uk (PDF), accessed 28 October 2026.
- Society of Radiographers, Understanding your payslip: society-of-radiographers.shorthandstories.com, accessed 28 October 2026.
- Explained in how to read your ESR payslip.
When tables change
Pay scales usually change each April, and the handbook is amended from time to time. New tables reach the app only through an App Store update, and each check in your history keeps the version of the table it was worked out with.