{"id":18128,"date":"2024-12-11T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18128"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:30:29","slug":"government-recommends-2-8-pay-rise-for-public-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18128","title":{"rendered":"Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. <\/p>\n

Unions responded by saying the proposed pay increase was too low, with one threatening strike action. <\/p>\n

The British Medical Association (BMA) said there was a “very real risk” of further industrial action if “pay erosion” was not addressed, while Unison’s Helga Pile said the proposal was a “bitter pill”.<\/p>\n

The recommendations will now be considered by public sector pay review bodies. <\/p>\n

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood emphasised the government’s move was just “the start of that process”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She added that unions should recognise the “extremely difficult” financial backdrop Labour had inherited from the Conservatives. <\/p>\n

Inflation – which measures price changes over time – is predicted to average 2.6% next year.<\/p>\n

The government said departments would have to fund 2025-26 and future pay increases from their own budgets. <\/p>\n

Unlike in recent years, there would be no additional money if recommended pay awards exceed what departments can afford, it added. <\/p>\n

Officials would have to consider whether additional costs could be covered through other savings or improvements in productivity, the government said. <\/p>\n

After winning power, the new Labour government accepted a series of above-inflation pay rises for public sector workers for 2024-25, bringing an end to long-running strikes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The BMA said the recommended pay rise for 2025\/26 “indicates a poor grasp of the unresolved issues from two years of industrial action”.<\/p>\n

Royal College of Nursing general secretary and chief executive Prof Nicola Ranger described the pay recommendation as “deeply offensive”.<\/p>\n

“The government has today told nursing staff they are worth as little as \u00a32 extra a day, less than the price of a coffee,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Fair pay must be matched by structural reform. Let’s open direct talks now and avoid further escalation to disputes and ballots.”<\/p>\n

Helga Pile told the BBC’s Today programme that the proposals could lead to staff leaving the NHS and will hit morale ahead of an “incredibly tough winter”.<\/p>\n

The Department for Education said the 2.8% pay rise would “maintain the competitiveness of teachers’ pay despite the challenging financial backdrop the government is facing”. <\/p>\n

However, the National Education Union said it fell “well short of the urgent action needed”. <\/p>\n

General Secretary Daniel Kebede said: “Teacher pay has been cut by over a fifth in real terms since 2010, hitting teacher living standards and damaging the competitive position of teaching against other graduate professions.”<\/p>\n

Eight pay review bodies recommend annual pay awards for around 45% of people working in the public sector, although ministers make the final decision and are free to ignore their recommendations.<\/p>\n

They take evidence from a range of sources, but unions have argued the bodies’ hands are significantly tied by government-set constraints, including the overall level of funding available to departments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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