North West NHS pay win

Tameside Hospital security staff employed by Engie are one of the latest groups of contract staff to win NHS pay rates, UNISON North West has reported. They were finalising plans for a 48-hour walk out on Monday 13th July when last minute negotiations brought significant changes to proposals from management. The security staff submitted a pay claim in December 2019 for full Agenda for Change pay, including shift enhancements and overtime rates.

Initially, the union said, there was a “flat refusal” from Engie management to consider the pay claim. However, when UNISON members voted to take industrial action in a formal ballot with a 100% turnout, management responded by coming back to the negotiating table. Eventually the company offered to pay the full Agenda for Change pay rates, including enhancements and overtime payments, with immediate effect. Some staff are now in line for payments of several thousand pounds a year more.

https://www.unisonnw.org/tameside_hospital_security_staff_win_nhs_pay_rates