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Hairmyres Strike for £5 an hour
The day of action planned for Thursday 31 Oct has been suspended
pending the latest offer from ISS being put to members.
ISS finally came up with T&C's which previously they did not
want to discuss. The offer gives all staff currently employed
£5ph, weekend and nightshift rates and sick pay entitlements,
to be implemented immediately. The other outstanding Whitley conditions
are to be implemented between now and April 2004. The branch is
recommending acceptance.
Ancillary staff employed at Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride,
by PFI contractor ISS Mediclean, had voted to take strike action
by an overwhelming majority. The ballot took place in support
of a pay claim for a minimum wage of £5ph and a return to
Whitley Council terms & conditions.
David McAnsh
Branch Secretary
UNION Office
Hairmyres Hospital
EAST KILBRIDE
G75
Tel - 01355 585805/5829
Pager - 07699 708858
E-mail - unison-hairmyres@unisonfree.net
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Lothian health branches sign 'Best minimum wage
deal in Britain'
(From UNISON News 117 Lothian Acute Branch e-zine)
UNISON has today signed an agreement that ensures the minimum
wage for NHS workers the Lothians is £5 per hour. And almost
immediately afterwards that will rise to almost £5.20 per
hour assuming that the 2002/3 pay award is accepted.
The agreement spearheaded by UNISON is set to address the dire
staff recruitment and retention problems that exist within the
NHS in the Lothians.
All Lothian NHS employees who currently earn less than £5
an hour will benefit. The majority of these are Ancillary workers
such as porters, security guards, domestics, catering and laundry
staff, some of whom have been earning near to the national minimum
wage of £4.19 per hour.
Tom Waterson, UNISON Lothian Acute Health, a co-signatory of
the agreement said: "We have worked with UNISON Primary Care
Branch, UNISON West Lothian Branch and Trusts to achieve this
remarkable agreement which gives us the best minimum wage in Britain"
Tom added: "This is a historic deal which has taken almost
2 years to achieve and must be the most significant pay rise for
low paid NHS workers in the Lothians in the past 20 years."
Mick McGahey, UNISON Branch Secretary of Lothian Primary Care
whose members threatened strike action when the deal stalled last
year and Eddie Eagan, UNISON Branch Secretary of West Lothian
Health also signed the agreement on behalf of Lothian UNISON.
Although the Lothian NHS Recruitment & Retention agreement
with UNISON is applicable to NHS staff only, talks are in progress
with Haden to secure the same deal for non NHS UNISON staff.
Willie Hatton, UNISON convenor for Haden staff said, "Haden
staff deserve the same terms and conditions as NHS staff. We don't
want a two tier health service here."
Details
FOR ALL STAFF:
£5 Per Hour Minimum Wage
Effective From 1 April 2002 Prior To The 2002/3 Pay Award
£5.18 Per Hour Minimum Wage If Pay Award Accepted
FOR ANCILLARY STAFF:
The Present 39 Hour Week Will Be Cut To 37.5 Hours
FOR OTHER STAFF GROUPS:
Points On Pay Scales Currently Equating To Less Than £5
Per Hour Will Be Removed
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