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One per cent pay rise not guaranteed, NHS staff warned
Treasury chief secretary Greg Hands MP said in a letter to pay review bodies that there should be ‘no expectation’ that all workers would receive the rise, despite a government commitment in the Budget last month.
Hands said that the rises would instead be applied in a targeted manner, rather than shared evenly amongst staff. This does mean that some staff may be eligible to receive a pay rise over the announced one per cent, but this will likely come at the expense of other workers.
He said in the letter: “The government expects pay awards to be applied in a targeted manner to support the delivery of public services, and to address recruitment and retention pressures.
“This may mean that some workers could receive more than one per cent while others could receive less; there should not be an expectation that every worker will receive a one per cent award.”
The announcement has been widely criticised by public sector unions. Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, said: “There was no substance to Osborne’s claim and NHS staff will be bitterly disappointed to hear many of them may not even get an extra penny for five more years.
“It is difficult to see how much targeting you can get from a miserly one per cent without resulting in hundreds of thousands not getting a pay rise at all.”
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