Unison claimed a revised offer will only give low paid staff an extra 97p a week. The initial offer in March included a flat rate payment of £800 for staff earning up to £25,000, a 2% rise for staff on between £25,000 and £40,000, and 1% for higher earners.The union’s members voted by 88% to reject the offer and talks have taken place with council bosses about an improved settlement.
However, a letter from Unison to council umbrella group COSLA shows the dispute is escalating. Johanna Baxter, the union’s head of local government, wrote that the “only difference” in the revised offer was an extra £50 to the flat rate payment:“This amounts to an increase of just 97p a week and is some way off the minimum rate of pay of £10.50 per hr outlined.
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