On the 1 September the LAS along with other ambulance services across the country advised they would now be deducting unsocial hours payments from staff who were off sick unless this was a work related illness or injury.
Continue ReadingUNISON, GMB and Unite members working in England’s ambulance services have voted to reject proposals to apply up to 25% deductions to sick pay. The proposals were put forward in June as a way of matching the changes made earlier this year to sick pay for other health workers, at a time when many NHS […]
Continue ReadingThe Annex E Ballot paper and information has been sent out to members contact addresses that we hold. They have gone out via Royal Mail and should be delivered in the next couple of days. If anyone does not receive a ballot form please email and we will send one out. The closing date to return the Ballot Form […]
Continue ReadingChanges have been proposed to the way pay is calculated if you are off sick. Ambulance staff receive payments for unsocial hours under Annex E of the Agenda for Change (AfC) agreement. Employers think the recent changes to AfC sickness payments automatically change Annex E. UNISON does not. UNISON is asking for your view on proposals to reduce Annex E payments […]
Continue ReadingThe following is a statement sent from the Union. We have been having meetings on a National level within the Joint National Staff Council.
Continue ReadingSummary: The NHS Staff Council met yesterday and endorsed the proposals, which were accepted by UNISON in February (see HC-010-13 Consultation on Agenda for Change Proposals in England shows support for acceptance). UNISON supported the proposals on the basis that agreeing changes to Agenda for Change provided the best chance of preserving the national agreement […]
Continue ReadingThe NHS Staff Council yesterday agreed to alter the Agenda for Change Agreement for staff in England. Following extensive consultation with branches and members in England, UNISON voted to accept the proposals. UNISON, along with the 10 other unions that represent over 85% of members in the NHS, accepted the changes as the best way […]
Continue ReadingUNISON has voted to accept the proposals to alter the Agenda for Change (AfC) agreement in England. The union’s health service group executive agreed the move when it met in London on 6 February.
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