NHS Workers in England Accept Government’s 5.5 Percent Pay Award

Tens of thousands of NHS workers in England, including the ambulance service, have voted to accept the government’s 5.5 percent pay offer. The Monday vote saw a majority of more than 60 percent of GMB union members working in the NHS vote in favour of the pay award for 2024-2025. Speaking about the decision, GMB National Secretary Rachel Harrison said that GMB members welcomed “this first step towards restoring their pay to pre-austerity levels.” “The Pay Review Body [PRB] recommendation was the first above-inflation pay rise for NHS workers in more than a decade. “GMB now urges the Government to implement by the pay award in full—including agreeing to the funded mandate to refresh the Agenda for Change pay and terms structure that many NHS workers are contracted under,” she said....