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Teachers and NHS workers' unions ‘put the government on notice’ over below-inflation pay rises
TEACHER and NHS worker unions threatened strike action today over government-backed below-inflation public-sector pay rises.
The Department of Health and Social Care, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education have recommended 2.8 per cent unfunded rises for 2025-26 to pay review bodies after Chancellor Rachel Reeves ordered all departments to cut costs by 5 per cent.
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