- Conference
- 2015 Police & Justice Service Group Conference
- Date
- 10 June 2015
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Proposals from the employers side to remove or reduce shift allowance from Police staff is a dangerous move which will have an impact on more than just shift workers.
Staff who work shifts are paid a shift allowance in recognition of the anti-social hours that they work. This pay makes up a large proportion of their pay. Loss or reduction of shift allowance will have a huge financial effect on their take home pay and will lead to a loss of skills and demotivated work force who will be looking for work elsewhere.
The flip side of this proposal will be that with no shift allowance payable, staff who traditionally work regular office hours could find themselves expected to work unsociable hours without any financial recompense.
This change would have an impact in a number of ways including increased costs around child care and difficulties getting to work if you rely on public transport.
Loss of shift allowance will be disastrous for all of us.
Conference calls on the Service Group Executive and Police Staff Sector Committee to fiercely defend our Terms and Conditions. To widely publicise proposals and their consequences to all members and to provide publicity materials to enable branches to get the message out to members that this attack on our terms and conditions is a step too far.