NHS Pay 2015-16 (England)

Government prevents Pay Review Body from recommending a pay rise for 2015-16 in another restricted remit which also heralds further changes to unsocial hours pay for next year.

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NHS PAY BALLOT – VOTE YES

Because your pay matters to you, it matters to UNISON. You have told us you are angry about the insulting pay cuts and freezes being imposed on you. So now we believe it’s time to take action.

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Joint Statement – Annex E – 29 April

Joint Statement between NHS ambulance Trusts in England and UNISON, GMB and Unite Ambulance employers and trade unions have been in negotiations to resolve differences in the application of unsocial hours allowances during sickness absence. At a meeting on 4 April, Employers made a proposal that was considered by the trade unions.   At a joint […]

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Pay – A message from UNISON’s General Secretary

Dear UNISON healthcare member Since Jeremy Hunt’s announcement last month that he plans to ignore the NHS Pay Review  Body and give you no pay increase for the next two years unless you are at the top of your pay band,you’ve been telling the union what you think.  We know you feel that this is: Unfair to the […]

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Joint Statement – Annex E – 31 Jan

Joint 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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When I’m 68

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 – Annex E – 3 Jan 2014

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, […]

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