What’s happening? • The current NHS pension scheme will be replaced by a new scheme from 1 April 2015. • The new scheme is based on your earnings for your whole career from April 2015 (a Career-Average Revalued Earnings scheme). • Each year 1/54th of your pensionable salary for that year will be added to your pension account […]
Continue ReadingWe are planning to do some work around the levels of stress in the ambulance sector and are seeking more information on the scale and extent of the problem. To help us with this we are carrying out a survey which you can find here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UNISONambulance2014 Please help us by completing and circulating this. Tweet […]
Continue ReadingThe National NHS staff survey has been published. This report presents the findings of the 2013 national NHS staff survey conducted in London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Download the 2013 staff survey results – executive summary Download the National NHS staff survey – Brief summary
Continue ReadingJoint Statement between NHS ambulance Trusts in England and UNISON, GMB and Unite Employers and trades unions met on 31 January 2014 and agreed to extend the pause for a further four weeks in order to allow further intensive work, in partnership, before the meeting of the NHS Staff Council on 28 February.
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A meeting of UNISON ambulance branch representatives took place on 28 January 2014 to discuss the progress of the national negotiations on unsocial hours and sickness pay arrangements for ambulance staff, and arrangements for consulting members on any proposed changes.
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A music video protesting against the UK government’s proposal to increase the retirement/ pensionable age for all frontline NHS staff to 68, including paramedics. This will have a particularly damaging impact on ambulance staff and increase clinical risk for their patients. Track performed and shot by the paramedic ’68 Old Stars’. https://www.facebook.com/AmbulanceMinisterOnNightshift
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Joint Statement between NHS ambulance Trusts in England and UNISON, GMB and Unite On 3 January 2014 employers and trade unions met and discussed: Data comparing illustrative payments under Annex E and Section 2 unsocial hours payments systems, using the most common rota patterns worked by the majority of ambulance staff, and assuming an indicative, […]
Continue ReadingUNISON is changing its main contact number. From January 2014, UNISON will be using a new freephone number – 0800 0857 857 – instead of the current 0845 number. This number will cover both our UNISONdirect helpline and the central switchboard number for contacting […]
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