Unison Probation Staff

09/10/2026

VOTE ON 2026 PAY OFFER

UNISON is recommending that members vote to accept the Probation Service 5% pay offer for 2026.

Members are being sent an e-mail with an individual link to enable voting online.

If you don’t get your e-mail, please contact your local UNISON branch for assistance.

Our pay ballot closes at 12 noon on 28 October.

26/06/2026

The three probation unions have submitted our full pay claim for 2026 to the Probation Service today. The headlines of the claim are:

• A one year pay deal
• A 12% increase on all pay points
• A 12% increase on all cash allowances: London Weighting /
Prison Supplement etc
• A minimum wage in the Probation Service of £15 per hour
• Regional Reward and Recognition funds to be the subject of
collective bargaining

Please speak to your branch if you'd like more information.

02/04/2026

VOTE YES FOR 6%

UNISON is recommending members vote to accept the 6% pay offer for 2025.

The ballot closes at 12 noon on Thursday 16 April.

For more information on the offer and the consultation please click on this link: https://www.unison.org.uk/probation-service-pay-consultation-2025/

27/03/2026

Vote to Accept 6% Pay Offer

UNISON’s ballot of Probation Service members over the improved 6% pay offer for 2025 opens today and closes at 12 noon on 16 April. UNISON is recommending that members vote to accept the offer. Probation members will receive an e-mail with a briefing on the offer and a personal voting link. If you have not received this by 30 March, please contact your branch.

04/03/2026

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2026/03/probation-members-vote-to-reject-pay-offer/

If an improved pay offer is not forthcoming, UNISON will move to a formal industrial action ballot

06/02/2026

Vote here: https://unison.tfaforms.net/319

04/02/2026

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2026/02/unison-calls-for-probation-service-to-be-removed-from-civil-service-control/

'Labour promised to review the governance of probation. UNISON calls on the government to make good on this promise without further delay'

04/02/2026

The UNISON probation pay offer ballot opens today. All members should receive their papers in the next few days. If you haven't received them by the end of the week please contact your branch for assistance.

08/12/2025

Still No Pay Offer

On Friday UNISON, with our fellow probation unions, went to the Ministry of Justice to hand deliver a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, who is the cabinet minister responsible for probation, expressing the anger of UNISON probation members and demanding urgent action on a fair pay offer now.

Justice minister should ‘use his influence to end this delay’, says UNISON