Getting paid

We’re straight on rates

You deserve to work with an agency that is open and honest with you about your pay and any associated fees. At the Scottish Nursing Guild, we will always be honest with you. We pay what we say.

View our pay rates

Reliable and regular pay

Payroll is processed five days a week at the Guild – Monday through Friday, so you’ll be paid within days of completing your shifts.

Bank holiday dates

Scotland

2024
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Monday New Year’s Day
02 Jan Tuesday 2nd January
29 Mar Friday Good Friday
06 May Monday Early May bank holiday
27 May Monday Spring bank holiday
05 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day
26 Dec Thursday Boxing Day
2025
Date Day Holiday
01-Jan Wednesday New Year’s Day
02 Jan Thursday 2nd January
18 Apr Friday Good Friday
05-May Monday Early May bank holiday
26-May Monday Spring bank holiday
04 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25-Dec Thursday Christmas Day
26-Dec Friday Boxing Day

Northern Ireland

2024
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Monday New Year’s Day
17 Mar Sunday St Patrick Day*
18 Mar Monday St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
29 Mar Friday Good Friday
1 Apr Monday Easter Monday
6 May Monday Early May bank holiday
05 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day
26 Dec Thursday Boxing Day

*Not an official bank holiday but bank holiday pay rates will apply.

2025
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Wednesday New Year’s Day
17 Mar Monday St Patrick’s Day
18 Apr Friday Good Friday
21 Apr Monday Easter Monday
05 May Monday Early May bank holiday
26 May Monday Spring bank holiday
14 Jul Monday Battle of the Boyne
25 Aug Monday Summer bank holiday
25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day
26 Dec Friday Boxing Day

Republic of Ireland

2024
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Monday New Year’s Day
05 Feb Monday St Brigid’s Day
17 Mar Sunday St Patrick’s Day*
18 Mar Sunday St Patrick’s Day (substitute day)
1 Apr Monday Easter Monday
6 May Monday May Day
03 Jun Monday June bank holiday
05 Aug Monday August bank holiday
28 Oct Monday October bank holiday
25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day
26 Dec Thursday St Stephen’s Day

*Not an official bank holiday but bank holiday pay rates will apply.

2025
Date Day Holiday
01 Jan Wednesday New Year’s Day
03 Feb Monday St Brigid’s Day
17 Mar Monday St Patrick’s Day
21 Apr Monday Easter Monday
05 May Monday May Day
02 Jun Monday June bank holiday
04 Aug Monday August bank holiday
27 Oct Monday October bank holiday
25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day
26 Dec Friday St Stephen’s Day

We pay what we say

At the Guild, we operate a Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) payroll which means that we always pay our nurses directly, and tax income at source.

We do not use umbrella companies or permit our nurses to operate under a limited company or via umbrella schemes. This is for two simple reasons:

  1. We don’t believe that these schemes generally benefit our workers
  2. We’re concerned that many of them may not comply with HMRC or Irish Revenue rules (currently or in the future)

We strongly believe that we offer the best all-round package, and most importantly, unlike other agencies, we always pay mileage back in full to our nurses.

Pension scheme with the Guild

Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must enroll their staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it.

At the Guild, workers from Scotland and Northern Ireland will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension scheme three months after your first payment from us. You will automatically contribute 5% and we will contribute 3% for the current tax year.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our Payroll Team.