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Scotland's NHS workers urged to reject government-proposed pay rise
Union leaders insist the 4% offer ‘doesn’t restore the pay they’ve lost after a decade of cuts and it doesn’t secure their future’
NHS staff and supporters take part in a protest march in central London, in September 2020
NHS workers in Scotland are being urged to reject a government-proposed pay rise, with union leaders insisting that it is not enough after a “wretched year.”
GMB Scotland is recommending that its members turn down the 4 per cent offer when a consultative ballot is held next month.
The offer from the Scottish government, backdated to December 2020, applies to staff including nurses, midwives, paramedics and porters, and would see those on salaries below £25,000 receiving increases of more than £1,000.
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