All Unison articles – Page 8
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NewsExclusive: Hunt opens door to wider pay reform negotiations
Jeremy Hunt has suggested the government would be willing to drop its call for a freeze on incremental pay progression
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NewsBudget 2014: Pensions change to cost NHS £125m
Plans announced in today’s Budget to increase employer contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are expected to increase costs by around £125m a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUnions offered a deal in exchange for contract reform
Ministers have offered NHS trade unions a potential deal on staff pay in 2015-16 if they are prepared to negotiate further changes to contractual terms and conditions.
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NewsDH paid £1.5m to financial advisers on blood company sell-off
The Department of Health paid £1.5m to the financial advisers who acted for the government in the sale of the majority stake in Plasma Resources UK, the blood products company.
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NewsWhistleblowing laws 'must change'
Whistleblowing laws in NHS hospitals must change so staff can report their concerns with confidence, a union has said.
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NewsDelay pay rise until unions agree to contract reform says DH
NHS staff should be denied any pay rise until an agreement is reached to renegotiate terms and conditions for more than 1.3 million workers, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsExclusive: Employers seek to link pay rise to seven-day working
Next year’s pay rise for NHS staff could be linked to changes in their working practices to help force more seven-day working, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury raid on pensions could drain billions from NHS
Treasury plans to recalculate the value of public sector pensions and introduce a single tier pension could leave the health service facing an annual bill of £2.5bn, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHR Directors Barometer: Workforce chiefs seek further cuts to pay, terms and conditions
An overwhelming majority of provider trust human resources directors believe further reductions are needed in NHS staff pay, terms and conditions, an exclusive survey suggests.
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NewsNursing leaders say they will act in response to Francis
Nursing leaders have said they will take action following criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his public inquiry report.
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NewsTrust consortium urges further cuts in pay
Further cuts in NHS pay, terms and conditions are needed to help NHS trusts meet their financial targets, according to a consortium of trusts in the South West.
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NewsUnions agree to reduce staff terms and conditions
Health unions and NHS Employers have agreed a landmark deal to reduce the pay, terms and conditions of almost one million NHS staff.
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NewsUnison accepts Agenda for Change proposals
Unison has become the latest health union to accept proposals to dilute the Agenda for Change pay framework, marking a significant step towards their introduction.
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NewsWards dangerously understaffed, warn more than half of nurses
Nearly a quarter of nurses say their trust is at risk of a Mid Staffordshire-style care breakdown
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HSJ Local
Protest against trust's plans to cut £24m
Around 70 Unison members, clerical and administration staff, protested outside Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s headquarters in Wakefield against proposed cuts to job losses and pay cuts.
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Decision looms on AfC changes after RCN backs plans
Reductions to NHS workers’ terms and conditions have moved a step closer after one of the largest health unions gave its backing to the plans.
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NewsRCN accepts Agenda for Change proposals
The Royal College of Nursing council decided yesterday to accept plans put forward by NHS Employers to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff across the country.
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NewsNHS Direct begins redundancy consultation
More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff have been notified they could be at risk of redundancy as the organisation looks to cut around a third of its full time posts.
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HSJ Local
Unions call for Peterborough inquiry
FINANCE: Unison is calling for a full inquiry into why the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust board signed up to a private finance initiative scheme which has left the trust under substantial financial pressure.
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NewsExclusive: Unions close to deal on Agenda for Change
National talks on changes to NHS workers’ pay and terms and conditions could be close to a deal, HSJ has learnt.