Pay awards covering teachers, doctors, police and others raise prospect of industrial action
Millions of public sector workers including teachers, doctors, nurses, and police officers are to receive a below-inflation pay rises this year, raising the prospect of industrial action.
Unions said many staff would quit rather than accept a real-terms pay cut, exacerbating recruitment and retention problems in key areas such as teaching, nursing and social care and adding to waiting times for operations.
More than 1 million NHS staff including nurses, midwives and paramedics will get a pay rise of £1,400, equivalent to 4%, although cleaners and porters will get 9.3%. Doctors and dentists will receive 4.5%.
Teachers have been awarded 5% – though newly qualified teachers are awarded 8.9%, bringing starting salaries up to £30,000, a 2019 Conservative manifesto commitment.
Police officers in England and Wales will receive a consolidated pay award of £1,900, equivalent to a 5% increase overall
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