The current threat of industrial action by the largest nurses’ union represent a determined threat to public sector pay policy by a significant public sector union. Nobody doubts the importance of the work undertaken by our nurses across the health service but in advancing their claim, they do so knowing that they are placing themselves outside of the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA) on pay. They are seeking to exploit public sympathy whilst being prepared to risk patient care as a cynical industrial weapon should the dispute occur on 30th January and then escalate in February. (The Psychiatric Nurses Association has also announced its 6,000 members will strik
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Developments in People Strategies and Employee Relations - trends in employee reward and recognition, employment law, significant third party decisions, workplace reforms, industrial disputes including disputes in essential services etc.
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Labour Market Developments such as e.g. Minimum Wage, Living Wage, Public Sector Pay and Reform, Pensions, Skills Development and ‘Future of Work’ issues.
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