Indicative Ballot Results
UNISON asked branches nationally to run an indicative vote on whether they wished to accept or reject the 1% pay offer,
ACCEPT 24.21%
REJECT 75.79%
This result has been returned to UNISON, they will collate all results from all branches and announce the result. As with usual pay uplifts, the Departments of Health issued the new pay rates to YAS, instructing YAS to make the new rates payable from 1 April. This does not mean that UNISON ‘accepts’ the pay rates! The new rates will be payable from the 1 April, but UNISON will need to determine if there is appetite among the membership and branches to effectively challenge the Government’s NHS pay policy, by mounting a formal dispute over the coming months.
