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But with the government insisting on a one per cent pay cap across the NHS, the wages of those on the lowest pay scales – […]

Notes to editors: – Last month, NHS unions wrote to the prime minister to ask the government to lift the pay cap. This was followed by an invitation to the health secretary to hold a summit […]

“Having said that, against a background of continuing UK government cuts to Welsh government budget, we welcome the fact that the Welsh health minister has implemented […]

In a strong argument, the union made the following points: the government has told the review body that it must make recommendations within a 1% paybill limit, but this is […]

Government warned: ‘if you come for them, we will take industrial action’

Many suspect that this dispute over government plans to cut payments for night and weekend work is likely to be a dress rehearsal for what could […]

The government has shifted on NHS pay, but there could still be a sting in the tail

“The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap. It won’t solve every problem in the NHS, but it would […]

UNISON health conference debate sees passionate commitment to campaign to defend Agenda for Change and improve it

UNISON says the findings expose the financial hardship suffered by NHS staff as a result of the government imposing limits on their pay. They form part of the union’s evidence to the NHS pay review body […]

“We’re dealing with the government, not Arthur Daley on the street corner. This is the best deal through negotiation. It’s a good […]

“Government pay policies since 2010 have seen most health staff lose thousands in real terms – nurses are […]

UNISON led the detailed pay talks with other health unions, employers and the government that  have resulted in the current proposals. The union believes it is a better deal than would […]

“Now the government has begun to put right the damage inflicted by its mean-spirited pay policies, staff will be hoping […]

Over the past six years, the government’s public sector pay policy means NHS pay has failed to keep pace with the cost of living, with […]