In their joint statement on 11 November 2013 employers and trades unions from the ambulance service confirmed their agreement to hold “genuine and constructive talks on what unsocial hours arrangements should apply during sickness absence, including the potential application of Section 2 and options to change Annex E.” Terms of Reference would be agreed setting […]
Continue Reading
Today, employers and Trade Unions from the ambulance service met to discuss issues around changes to Annex E. Employers agreed to suspend unsocial hours payment deductions to staff absent due to sickness and trade unions agreed to suspend their industrial action ballots. We have therefore jointly agreed that:
Continue Reading
The Industrial Action Ballot due this week has been postponed to allow more talks between the Union and the National Ambulance Employers. More information will be available next week. At the moment this is a postponement of the ballot, and not a cancellation. Eric Roberts, Branch Secretary LAS UNISON
Continue ReadingUNISON welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the NHS Working Longer Review. We are the major trade union in the National Health Service and the largest public service union in the UK. We represent more than 450,000 healthcare staff employed in the NHS. Our members work across a broad spectrum of jobs in the NHS and […]
Continue Reading
Thank you for voting in the recent ballot on Annex E proposals. As you know, UNISON members in London Ambulance Service rejected the proposals and sent a very clear message that they do not want to agree changes which would allow ambulance employers to deduct Annex E payments during periods of sick leave to reflect […]
Continue Reading
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 Reading