The Scottish government has made a flat rate pay offer of £2,205 to all NHS staff on Agenda for Change pay grades – effective from 1 April 2022. There are other non-cash elements, however these are still being worked through by negotiators.
The offer came after negotiators from UNISON, and the other NHS unions, met with representatives from the Scottish government yesterday (Thursday) and talked late into the morning. The final detail of the pay offer was received this afternoon.
UNISON is also in the middle of an official postal strike ballot on NHS pay, in which the union is recommending to its members that they vote for industrial action. The postal ballot closes on 31 October.
Chair of UNISON’s health committee Wilma Brown said: “This offer is an improvement and the unions have agreed to think it through. We are sharing the details with NHS staff right now as they will decide whether this offer is good enough.
“UNISON Scotland’s Health Committee will meet on Wednesday (26 October) to consider the detail of the offer fully and agree the next steps. A flat rate offer will help all staff meet at least some of the cost-of-living crisis. In the meantime, we are still urging all UNISON members to vote for industrial action in our postal pay ballot which closes on 31 October.”
Notes
- The Scottish government pay offer is here :https://unison-scotland.org/wp-content/uploads/01-FINAL-OFFER.pdf
- UNISON is the largest union in the NHS. UNISON is balloting over 50,000 members and urging them to vote for strike action over pay. UNISON’s ballot closes on 31 October and UNISON members will be able to take industrial action from as early 28 November.
- UNISON Scotland represents 50,000 NHS workers across the Agenda for Change pay agreement including nurses, midwives and support staff such as domestics, porters and admin workers. The union has membership in every health board in Scotland.
UNISON contacts
- Matt McLaughlin, head of health: 07904 341979
- Wilma Brown, health committee chair: 07974 027847
- Danny Phillips, communication officer: 07717 715277 /07944 664110