UNISON Northern Ireland

NHS PAY BALLOT ENGLAND

Today NHS workers in England have endorsed a deal which delivers pay adjustments to the NHS wide Agenda for Change agreement.

Anne Speed Head of Bargaining and Representation has now called “for direct engagement with the Department and Employers to discuss steps that must now be taken to close the pay gap for NHS workers here."

Health staff here she said are no longer prepared to remain at the bottom of the pay list.

UNISON along with other health unions in Northern Ireland have already called for guaranteed ring fencing of money due to consequential adjustments to the Barnett formula . "We now want to see real pay improvement which is long overdue on the table."