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Unions write to home secretary demanding police staff pay freeze is overturned

25-08-2021 11:00

Unions representing police staff, including control room operatives, 999 calls handlers and forensic specialists, have written to the home secretary Priti Patel today (Wednesday) asking her to urgently reconsider the decision to impose a pay freeze on the majority of police staff this year.
In July, the Police Staff Council decided police staff earning over £24,000 a year would have their pay frozen for 2021/22, with those earning below that figure receiving an increase of just £250

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Blog: Is this the kind of community you want to live in?

25-08-2021 09:13

Every day, our lives are made better, safer and happier by the places and services run by our local councils, and by the workers who keep them going.
Without everything our councils give us, our lives would be very different. The political decision, made in Westminster, to starve our services of cash for the last decade, has put everything at risk.
If something isn’t done urgently, the outcome will be catastrophic.UNISON has produced a new film – watch as our local services crumble t

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Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles

25-08-2021 01:01

More than two thirds (70%) of students or newly qualified nurses and midwives believe they have missed out on important learning experiences during Covid, says a UNISON report today (Wednesday).
The findings also show more than half (56%) of final year students worry they’re not as prepared for qualification as they should be, according to a snapshot survey of those in the UK who completed their studies in the pandemic.
Many student nurses and midwives had their studies

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Councils across England, Wales and Scotland face a £3bn funding black hole next year

25-08-2021 01:01

Councils in England, Wales and Scotland are grappling with huge budget deficits totalling £3.09bn for the next financial year*, according to research published by UNISON today (Wednesday).
The record shortfall in 2022/23 will lead to huge service and staff cuts at local authorities across Britain unless the government urgently finds the money to protect communities, the union says.
The stark results show the mammoth savings needed to balance the

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