The government has announced a 3.6% pay increase for NHS staff in England. What do we know? There have been no negotiations with unions and this is not an offer for members to accept or reject. This is an imposed pay award. UNISON is working urgently to get clarity on when the pay rise […]
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Months after promising us negotiations at the end of the 2024 pay round, the government choose to stick with the discredited PRB process for this year. Unsurprisingly, NHS pay is overdue. We’ve been working to highlight all the problems caused by continual delays for members and the service. We want the government to sit down […]
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NHS staff have had their hopes of a prompt pay rise dashed once again. The government’s decision to stick with the ‘painfully slow’ NHS pay review body process means yet another lengthy delay before health workers in England* get the annual wage rise they should be due today (Tuesday), says UNISON. NHS staff are meant to receive their pay […]
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Last week the Westminster government published their position for the 2025/26 pay round. The key points are that 2.8% is set aside to cover pay spending, that an interim minimum wage fix will be imposed on 1 April, and that – it seems – negotiations on the NHS pay structure have been kicked to next […]
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