Public service union UNISON expressed discontent over a series of pay offers that they argued failed to compensate workers for inflation or for the massive efforts made to maintain services during the pandemic. The 3% pay offer for health workers was widely condemned. The unions pointed out that the pay rise was too low to have any impact on the serious staff shortages that persist across the health sector. Local government employers made a small increase in their pay offer, but this still meant only a 1.75% increase for most workers (2.75% for the lowest paid) in contrast to the 10% pay demand submitted by unions.
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