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Two announcements about public sector pay caught the headlines recently. The government accepted recommendations of a 1% rise for several groups, including civil servants. And the health secretary Jeremy Hunt said it would be too expensive for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change – a system designed to create better links between pay and career progression – to receive both increments and the 1%. They can only have one or the other.
These decisions reflect the continuing clampdown on public sector pay and ministers' growing awareness of the cost of incremental pay. Each announcement raises specific issues, but they also reflect a common theme.
In the case of the NHS, the current level of pay has not led to general recruitment and retention problems. Jeremy Hunt's approach will be very unpopular with unions and staff, and will not be good for morale at a sensitive time. However, it does reflect the concerns of NHS employers about rising costs.
http://www.theguardian.com/public-l...ar/31/reform-pay-structures-civil-service-nhs
These decisions reflect the continuing clampdown on public sector pay and ministers' growing awareness of the cost of incremental pay. Each announcement raises specific issues, but they also reflect a common theme.
In the case of the NHS, the current level of pay has not led to general recruitment and retention problems. Jeremy Hunt's approach will be very unpopular with unions and staff, and will not be good for morale at a sensitive time. However, it does reflect the concerns of NHS employers about rising costs.
http://www.theguardian.com/public-l...ar/31/reform-pay-structures-civil-service-nhs