Pay Rise Cancelled for NHS staff

Thrugelmir

NHS staff were due to receive a 2.5% pay rise from 1st April 2009. Heard this evening that it's been cancelled. Any body else this news?

Does this mean all public sector is going to be frozen?

treliac

Cue Mr Tramp and Mr Slaphead ..... :rolleyes:

Old_Slaphead

Thanks for the intro trel.....

Well that's sensible news to start the day - the pain has to be shared out.

Now for the pension scheme.

Graham_Devon

Thrugelmir wrote: »

NHS staff were due to receive a 2.5% pay rise from 1st April 2009. Heard this evening that it's been cancelled. Any body else this news?

Does this mean all public sector is going to be frozen?

Don't think so. They fixed the NHS and Police etc on a 3 year deal, which, last year, meant people had a pay cut (was half the rate of inflation). I believe they have agreed to honour the deal.

I doubt they could do the same again, after fixing a 3 year pay deal Brown was pushing, and give another pay cut.

I'm not saying they wouldnt try though!

hermanmunster_3

ha ha

what's new - my NHS pay hasn't gone up for 3 years, however my NHS pension contributions have gone up by a third this year!!!!!!

mitchaa

Thrugelmir wrote: »

NHS staff were due to receive a 2.5% pay rise from 1st April 2009. Heard this evening that it's been cancelled. Any body else this news?

Does this mean all public sector is going to be frozen?

Without evidence linked to, the above is just spreading rumour mill. Was your source a mad raving lunatic asylum seeker, or a government health official?

Old_Slaphead

hermanmunster wrote: »

what's new - my NHS pay hasn't gone up for 3 years, however my NHS pension contributions have gone up by a third this year!!!!!!

I'd get on to your payroll department, and quick. NHS staff have had annual payrises for the last 3 years. 'Across the board' pension contributions certainly havent increased by 1/3rd in percentage terms (they're still between 5-8.5%)

Graham_Devon

Health secretary Alan Johnson has denied reports that the three-year pay deal for nurses and NHS staff could be scrapped by the DoH.
His statement comes after NHS Employers admitted trusts were struggling to pay this year’s settlement.

The Times reports today that trusts may not be able to fund the 2.2% pay award for the third year of the deal due to the current economic uncertainty.

‘I would like to reassure NHS staff across the country that we will honour the three-year pay deal in full. It is a fair and balanced agreement which provides stability for the NHS and its staff. There is no question of it being reopened,’ said Mr Johnson.

StevieJ

Looks like conclusion jumping again

hermanmunster_3

Old_Slaphead wrote: »

I'd get on to your payroll department, and quick. NHS staff have had annual payrises for the last 3 years. 'Across the board' pension contributions certainly havent increased by 1/3rd in percentage terms (they're still between 5-8.5%)

No pay rise - salaried / locum GP!!

My superann has gone up from 6% to 8.5% that is a 41% increase - aggh!

donaldtramp

Thank you for the intro Treliac;),

Evidence?
See here..

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5963352.ece

Big freeze starts to hit public sector pay

Official figures to show first signs of deflation

Jill Sherman, Whitehall Editor

More than one million nurses, midwives and other NHS staff face losing a promised pay rise in the first sign of a salary squeeze for public sector workers, The Times has learnt.
Pay freezes, or at best minimal rises, are also expected for thousands of senior civil servants, and government ministers, as Britain prepares for its first period of deflation for 50 years.
With many companies in the private sector imposing pay freezes and some even pay cuts, Alistair Darling is under pressure to set an example by restraining Whitehall and ministerial pay. A pay freeze from the top would set the tone for the imminent round of pay negotiations for other public servants, including one million local government workers, 450,000 middle-ranking and junior civil servants, and prison officers.
NHS sources said that pay for doctors, who have enjoyed relatively high rises in recent years, would be squeezed and suggested that employers were ready to renege on the third year of a pay deal for nurses and midwives worth 2.2 per cent as hospital trusts struggled to pay bills.

Not before time, but when does the cull begin??;)
This will be the first of many cuts.
How typical, Unison still pressing for wage increases!!! I've got a sneaky feeling they are going to be very disappointed in the coming months.....

I look forward to seeing the result and recommendations of the study in 3 weeks time, lets hope it goes far enough.....