Grimsby maternity workers to strike for two weeks in row over back pay, says UNISON

Maternity support workers in Grimsby are set to strike for two weeks from next Monday (11 November) over their employer’s failure to compensate them fairly for the many years they were paid incorrectly, says UNISON today (Thursday). The staff at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby were moved up a grade last year in […]

Senior hospital figures in Grimsby can unlock dispute and deliver fair back pay to maternity workers, says UNISON

Maternity support workers in Grimsby are to strike for a week over their employer’s failure to put forward an acceptable offer to compensate them for tasks they have carried out above their pay grade, says UNISON. The staff, who were previously on band 2 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, have carried out […]

Mid Yorkshire healthcare workers secure thousands of pounds worth of back pay, says UNISON

Healthcare assistants at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly to accept an offer of back pay to compensate for tasks carried out above their pay grade, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The healthcare assistants have been employed on band 2 of the NHS Agenda for Change salary scale, but have for years undertaken clinical duties, which […]

Maternity workers in Grimsby to walk out on Monday after unsuccessful talks, says UNISON

Maternity support workers in Grimsby are set to strike for 48 hours next week after talks between UNISON and hospital managers failed to reach agreement, UNISON says today (Friday). The healthcare assistants at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust were previously on band 2 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, and for […]

Grimsby hospital bosses hold key to avoiding maternity worker strike, says UNISON

Senior managers at a North East Lincolnshire hospital trust can avoid a strike next week by holding pay talks and making an acceptable offer to workers, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Maternity support workers in Grimsby have voted unanimously to back a 48-hour strike from 7am on Monday (29 July) as part of their campaign to […]

Grimsby maternity workers vote to strike, says UNISON

Maternity support workers in Grimsby have unanimously voted in favour of industrial action in their campaign to secure fair back pay following their successful bid to go up an NHS salary band, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Many of the healthcare workers at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust have been on band 2 of […]

Hundreds of healthcare support staff in Sheffield secure rebanding and back pay, says UNISON

Almost 900 clinical support workers in Sheffield are to receive back pay totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds to compensate them for years of performing duties above their wage grade, UNISON says today (Monday). The healthcare assistants, who work in the accident and emergency department and on in-patient wards at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation […]

West Yorkshire A&E workers secure thousands of pounds in back pay after rebanding, says UNISON

Healthcare workers in hospital A&E departments across Huddersfield and Halifax who have performed duties above their pay grade for years will receive thousands of pounds in back pay, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Many of the healthcare assistants working in A&E at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have been on band 2 of the national […]