Under the terms of the national NHS pay deal, ambulance staff employed prior to 1 September 2018 are subject to Annex 5 (previously Annex E) unsocial hours provisions. Ambulance staff employed from 1 September 2018 and existing staff who change roles (including promotion) will be subject to Section 2. Staff employed before 1 September 2018 […]
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The NHS Staff Council framework agreement proposal was released last week and we have all had time to understand it’s complexities now, so we wanted to produce this overview from our LAS Branch perspective. We are in an initial stage of consultation with our health members nationally ending mid April when we will individually be […]
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Preparation for new pay round gets underway Following the miserly 1% award for all NHS staff in 2016/17, UNISON’s health conference set out a clear strategy for the union’s pay campaign in the coming year. This includes: campaigning for a change of pay policy to allow a fairer deal for hard-working NHS staff […]
Continue ReadingClick here to download and read the offer letter from Jeremy Hunt to Christina which the SGE agreed to consult members on. In addition to the NHS offer, the strength of industrial action in the ambulance sector led to the following proposals being added.
Continue ReadingAs UNISON members and branches prepare to take strike action on January 29th and February 25th the Department of Health and NHS Employers have given evidence to the Pay review Body. In their evidence the Government say : that Incremental progression is ‘unfair and unaffordable’. that the current Unsocial Hours payments do ‘not reflect modern […]
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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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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 […]
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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