When you hear the words ‘crime scene investigator’, you may well think of Miami or New York… not Wakefield. But that’s the role of UNISON West Yorkshire Police deputy branch secretary Vicky Hamilton, and it’s one of many police staff jobs represented by the union… “It’s not like it looks on the TV”, Vicky says […]
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Police staff across the UK are facing a crisis of poor morale caused by low pay, unbearable workloads and worsening stress levels, says UNISON today (Thursday). A survey of more than 5,000 skilled police staff working alongside police officers reveals more than one in five (21%) are considering leaving their job within the next two years. Among those who took part were 999 […]

PSC TRADE UNION SIDE PAY BULLETIN #6 The trade unions have now met with the police employers twice to seek to deliver on the re-opener clause from our current pay agreement. Talks took place on 2 and 9 September 2022. The re-opener clause sets out that: ‘…in the event that a PRRB annual award is […]

