MPs’ staff could go on strike after being “ignored and disregarded” over pay rise demands. In a statement on Wednesday, the Unite parliamentary staff branch said the 4.9% pay offer…
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Britain’s Got Talent bosses have responded to claims that the first day of auditions got off to a bit of a bumpy start this year. On Tuesday afternoon, BGT auditions…
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Politics
What Does Inflation Actually Have To Do With Public Sector Pay Rises?
by blogadminby blogadminMass public sector strikes are bringing the country to a standstill as workers continue to call for wage increases. The government is refusing to match their demands for substantial rises,…
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‘A Nurse Is For Life Not Just For Covid’: Kay Burley Blasts Minister Over NHS Pay
by blogadminby blogadminKay Burley clashed with a Tory minister as she urged the government to increase their pay offer to NHS workers. The Sky News presenter told Robert Jenrick “a nurse if…
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NHS Pay Rise: Unite Dubs Government’s Productivity Demands An ‘Insult’ As Talks Collapse
by blogadminby blogadminFurther strikes in the NHS will go ahead after talks between ministers and unions collapsed in acrimony. Onay Kasab, the lead negotiator for Unite, hit out at ministers after they…
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Health unions have reacted angrily to the prospect that the Government could seek to impose another below-inflation pay rise on NHS staff next year. The Guardian reported that unions and…
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Workers on average have lost £20,000 in real wages since 2008 as a result of pay not keeping up with the inflation, according to a new analysis. Figures compiled by…
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Striking Workers Can’t Be Allowed ‘Double-Digit Pay Rises’, Says No.10
by blogadminby blogadminDowning Street has said striking workers can not be given “double-digit pay rises”. Border Force staff, railway workers and driving instructors took industrial action on Wednesday over pay, jobs and…
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Government Could ‘Fast-Track’ NHS Pay Rise Next Year Following Strikes
by blogadminby blogadminThe government could fast-track an NHS pay rise next year after 48 hours of historic strikes by nurses and paramedics, according to reports. Thousands of nurses picketed on Tuesday while…
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The government keeps using pay review bodies as a buffer when it comes to denying public sector workers their requested pay rises. Health secretary Steve Barclay has refused to discuss…