Workers urged to check payslips as national living wage introduced
Workers are being urged to make sure they are paid the new national living wage after research revealed a third of people never check their payslips. The new rate of
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Patient safety fears raised as junior doctors announce first full walkout
Health officials have raised concerns over the safety of patients after junior doctors announced plans to carry out the first full walkout of doctors in the history of the NHS.
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Unison chief says more than 200,000 care workers paid less than minimum wage
Tens of thousands of care workers are being paid less than the minimum wage because their employers do not count travel time in between appointments, a union has claimed. Unison
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Scottish Social Services Council announce living wage accreditation
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have announced they have been accredited as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SSSC said: “I’m so
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Action for Children charity workers suspend planned pay strike
A planned strike by workers at the charity Action for Children has been suspended to allow talks to continue aimed at resolving a pay row. Members of Unite and Unison
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Public sector pay rise of 1% denounced as ‘miserly’ amid widespread criticism
The Government has come under attack after announcing a “miserly” 1% pay rise for public sector workers, including doctors and nurses. The awards, following recommendations from pay review bodies (PRB),
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‘More can be done’ to integrate physical and mental health care – report
More needs to be done to address the psychological problems associated with being ill, a new report states. Health officials also need to address the physical issues that come as
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Action For Children charity workers vote for strikes in pay row
Workers at the charity Action For Children have voted in favour of strikes in a row over pay. Members of Unite backed walkouts by 77%, and other forms of industrial
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NHS bosses cited in letter ‘don’t back imposition of junior doctor contracts’
Several NHS chief executives who apparently put their names to a key letter used by Jeremy Hunt to justify imposing new contracts on junior doctors have withdrawn their support for
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‘Shock and dismay’ at Hunt decision to impose new deal on junior doctors
The head of the Royal College of GPs has said she is “shocked and dismayed” by the imposition of a new contract on junior doctors. Dr Maureen Baker, chairwoman of
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