U.K.
In response to the local government unions' demands for a 6% pay increase (with a minimum increase of 50p (€0.65) per hour to help the lower paid), employers in the sector have offered 2.2%, an offer seen as a “slap in the face” by the trade unions.
Read more at > UNISON (EN)
And at > Unite (EN)
And at > GMB (EN)
The UK Department of Health is proposing a 1.5% pay increase for nurses and other healthworkers as part of is evidence to the Pay Review Body. The Pay Review Body is the government appointed body which assesses evidence from both sides and recommends pay increases and other changes to working conditions to the government. UNISON head of health and president of EPSU's health standing committee Karen Jennings said: ""It is outrageous to suggest that, unless staff take what is effectively a pay cut, jobs will go and patients will suffer. This is completely unnecessary when the Treasury has
The three local government unions, UNISON, Unite and GMB, have criticised local government employers for failing to respond to the unions’ pay claim. The unions point out that last year pay was frozen and the employers didn’t even pay the £250 payment for those earning under £21000 a year that had been part of the government’s budget. Furthermore, local government workers had suffered below-inflation increases for five years and were now looking at an increase in pension contributions of 3%. Read more at > UNISON
The GPA-DJP and GMTN unions representing workers in private electricity companies have said that the employers’ initial pay offer of just over 3% was completely inadequate bearing in mind recent pay settlements. The employers focused on the current economic climate but the unions reminded them of the substantial profits that electricity companies have made in recent years. The unions will not resume negotiations until 29 January in order to convene a meeting of works council chairs on 26 January to discuss negotiating tactics. The employers also want to negotiate over working time flexibility
