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01-Apr-22, 02:40
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NHS staff are angry that their annual pay increase has not materialised, says UNISON




UNISON, Scotland's health union, will tell Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf NHS staff are angry and disappointed that the pay rise they were due on 1st April has not materialised - when the minister speaks at their national conference today (Friday) UNISON members say they are particularly angry as workers are facing unprecedented cost of living increases. In an emergency motion the conference will also call on UNISON to mobilise a campaign to demand that health workers in Scotland secure a pay offer which meets their needs and is backdated to no later than 1st April 2022 UNISON submitted a pay claim in March 2022 along with other unions, which calls for the Scottish Government to make a significantly above inflation pay rise to address rising fuel and household costs; planned tax and national insurance increases; and to recover lost earnings due to years of real terms pay cuts. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/16508)]