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Ambulance Workers Retirement Age Survey

Posted: 17th March 2021

The joint union ambulance retirement age survey has now gone out by email and text to all ambulance members – excluding Scotland and London.

 

Currently, members of the 1995 and 2008 NHS pension schemes can take their full NHS pension at ages 60 or 65. Members of the 2015 pension scheme can only take…

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Covid & Health: What Should Change in 2021

Posted: 8th March 2021

BACKGROUND

Many GMB members in the NHS and Ambulance Services say the Coronavirus Pandemic has had a serious impact on their mental health. As your Union, we want to understand the effect of the most recent lockdown and restrictions on our members. You may have been asked some of these questions before and there are…

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Government’s own impact assessment

Posted: 8th March 2021

Government’s own impact assessment shows 1% NHS pay rise would hit women and BAME workers hardest.

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80% of workers affected by the NHS 1 per cent pay recommendation are women, according to the Treasury’s public sector pay Equality Impact Assessment released

A Treasury Equality Impact Assessment seen by Ministers found that…

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PAY JUSTICE FOR THE NHS

Posted: 7th March 2021

Pay Justice for all in the NHS #NHSPay15

GMB, the union for NHS workers, has slammed the Government after its evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body suggested that NHS staff could face either a pay rise of just 1 per cent – or more cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UPDATE ON THE NHS PAY REVIEW

Posted: 25th February 2021

From Michael Hunt, GMB Regional Full time Officer.

 

‘As I am sure you are all aware, some time ago on behalf of our NHS members, GMB nationally submitted a pay claim to the NHS pay review body. We asked for a 15 % pay increase or an extra £2 per hour.

We are shortly…

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