Pay Matters
Health pay matters
An individual postal ballot of 452,000 members working in the NHS saw 64.91% of of those taking part vote to accept the three-year offer worth 8.1% - and more to some members
"Hardworking staff across the NHS accepted a three-year pay deal six months ago believing government and economic predictions that inflation had peaked and would start to fall," said UNISON head of health as the unions presented new evidence to the NHS pay review body.
"This clearly hasn't happened. No one then could have predicted the world-wide credit crunch or that inflation would hit a 16-year high."
Pay review body decides not to re-open settlement
(18/12/08) The NHS Pay Review Body has decided not to ask the government to review the pay settlement for 2009/10. They will however undertake a review of all the available evidence in autumn 2009 to consider whether to seek a remit from the Secretary of State to review the pay settlement contained in the agreement for 2010/11.Evidence to NHS Pay Review Body
(27/10/08) Staff side unions submitted their joint evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body on 27 October 2008.Re-Open Now campaign for health pay
UNISON has launched its "Re-Open Now" campaign to build support among NHS staff for re-opening the 2009/10 pay rates.Agreement reached with Interserve at UCLH
Interserve and UNISON reach agreement on the implementation of Agenda for Change from October 2006, for employees at UCLH.Health Executive calls for pay review
UNISON’s Health Executive has given notice that it intends to return to the NHS Pay Review Body in the autumn with evidence to support a review of the pay rates agreed for 2009/2010. The soaring cost of fuel, energy and food has increased the cost of living so that inflation levels are much higher than predicted when the agreement was negotiated. For the full Executive decision.NHS pay circular issued to employers
(19/06/08) Changes in the pay and terms and conditions for health workers on Agenda for Change contractsNHS pay ballot update
(18/06/08) Unions representing the majority of health workers have voted to accept the three-year deal. A circular will now be issued to employers implementing the 2.75% pay award for this year< Back | More >
Recent Documents
NHS pay ballot update
Information on the outcome of consultation on pay by all NHS trade unions.
UNISON health circular
Agreed joint union statement
Scrutineers ballot report
NHS Pay: facts about the proposed agreement
This briefing sets out UNISON's response to the misinformation circulated by outside organisations arguing for rejection of the proposed multi-year agreement.NHS Pay: facts about the proposed agreement
NHS pay - proposed multi-year agreement: case studies
The proposed pay deal will affect the earnings of particular occupational groups. These case studies will be of interest to branches and affected individuals.
NHS pay - case studies [ZIP]
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