As the NHS is the latest employer to seek a three-year pay deal. James Brockett asks whether the stability promised by long-term agreements offsets their disadvantages
Publication date:
26 June 2008
Source:
People Management magazine
Page:
12
No one can predict where the economy is going over the next three years. But, for public-sector employees at least, it’s increasingly likely that their pay will be predetermined over such a period.
The proposed settlement on NHS pay, accepted by the biggest unions, sets out rises of between 2.25 and 2.75 per cent for the next three years, while a similar deal for teachers caused the National Union of Teachers to strike in April.
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