Unions

GMB wants ambulance service upgraded to full emergency status

January 10th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

GMB wants ambulance service upgraded to full emergency status

The GMB union is to seek an upgrade in the status of the Scottish Ambulance Service from an essential service to an emergency service like police and fire rescue. Union negotiators made the request during talks with Scottish Ambulance Service management in Edinburgh on Monday. The union also called for Scottish ministers to intervene in [...]


Ambulance breaks row offer rejected by Unite members

January 6th, 2012 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulance breaks row offer rejected by Unite members

Ambulance staff with the Unite union have rejected a new deal to increase payments for having their breaks interrupted by emergency calls. The death of Mandy Mathieson, of Moray, brought the row to wider public attention. An ambulance technician stationed close to her home did not respond to a call as he was on a [...]


Ambulance ‘break’ offer rejected in GMB vote

August 3rd, 2011 by Editor | No Comments

Ambulance 'break' offer rejected in GMB vote

Ambulance crews in the GMB union have rejected an offer of extra payment if they are called out while on a break. Staff are currently entitled to undisturbed rest breaks but the policy has been questioned after the deaths of two people in separate incidents. The Scottish Ambulance Service offered a one-off payment of £250 [...]


Pay freeze

August 3rd, 2011 by Editor | No Comments

Pay freeze

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, reacted angrily to news that the Government is freezing pay for all NHS workers, except those earning below £21,000, calling it a bitter blow for hardworking staff including nurses, paramedics and therapists.


UNISON: House of Lords Holiday Pay Victory

July 7th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

UNISON: House of Lords Holiday Pay Victory

The House of Lords has decided in favour of the workers in the long-running ‘holiday pay’ litigation, overturning the Court of Appeal.


UNISON: Concerns about ambulance staff morale

June 1st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

UNISON: Concerns about ambulance staff morale

Morale is at rock bottom at the East of England Ambulance Service, according to unions, while one of the region’s MPs says he has “serious concerns”


UNISON: Ambulance crews being attacked and abused

May 25th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

UNISON: Ambulance crews being attacked and abused

Dozens of front-line ambulance crews are being attacked or verbally abused while trying to do their job


Strike vote scuppers ambulance overhaul

April 29th, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Controversial plans which would have put private ambulances on the streets of Lancashire and unqualified staff manning 999 vehicles have been withdrawn after ambulance workers threatened to strike


UNISON: Appalled over lack of vehicle communications

April 22nd, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

UNISON: Appalled over lack of vehicle communications

Crews without the essential mobile/radios putting them selves at risk on a daily basis. UNISON will take action against the employer with in a range of sanctions including reporting the trust to the H.S.E.under Health and Safety legislation


Staff on long term sick leave entitled to holiday pay

April 21st, 2009 by Editor | No Comments

Staff on long term sick leave entitled to holiday pay

A European Court of Justice ruling, released on January 20th, states that employees should still accrue paid holiday, on the basis that they could not take those days off due to sickness






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