Government announce £1400 pay increase for NHS staff

The government has announced a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff. This announcement is over 3 months late and falls far short of inflation. That makes it another real-terms pay cut. This outcome falls well short of inflation and with average energy bills alone rising £1,800 since your last pay award this pay increase is simply not enough

What does this pay award mean for me?? Take a look at the chart below:

Our position in this pay round
Working with other trade unions UNISON set out our position to the Pay Review Body (PRB) earlier this year, calling not only for an inflation-busting pay increase, but for serious work to improve the overall pay system, ending poor practice with job banding and a failure to properly recognise additional hours.

Next steps
The government does not want to negotiate. It intends to implement this award, whether or not you think it is acceptable. You might see others describe this as a “deal” or an “offer.” It is neither of those things and that has an impact on how we involve you in responding.

It will be up to you and hundreds of thousands of other UNISON members to choose whether you want to challenge the government to do better. Better for staff, better for patients, better for an NHS which is on its knees after years of under-staffing.

The government had a chance to put NHS pay right so that the service could keep desperately needed staff and attract new ones. But it has chosen not to act.

Unison will now run a consultation of all members in the NHS so you can decide how we respond.

Now, over to you!!

Personal details
It is vital that your membership details are up to date. If your employer or workplace information is out of date, or if your contact details have changed you might miss important ballot information. If you need to update your membership details you can update them online via http://my.unison.org.uk (you will need your membership number)

Keep an eye out!
Look out for emails and communications from Unison. We will be sending regular updates and ballot information to you over the coming weeks. We will also update our Branch website regularly as we find out more information. We have issued our first FAQs and will be updating them as the situation changes.

Recruit!!
By standing together we can achieve change!! Make sure your colleagues are joining UNISON if they’re not already members. Join online at http://join.unison.org.uk, call 0800 171 2194, ask your local rep for an application form or download your own copy here and return it to the Branch office (office details are at the bottom of this email. 

And finally, your Branch contact details:

Address: 2nd Floor, International House, Ledson Road, Manchester M23 9GP 

Tel: 0161 701 0056 (for MRI and Central sites)

Tel: 0161 291 5212 (for WTWA and any other sites)

We are not always available to answer your call but a voice message service is available on both numbers so please leave a clear message with your name and return contact number and we will call you back.