06/10/2026
๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
HSC workers in Northern Ireland are still waiting for the commitments that have been made on the 3.3% pay uplift for 2026/27 and on the introduction of the Real Living Wage to be implemented. The NHS workforce in England received the 3.3% pay uplift in April and pay parity has once again been broken.
3.3% is not enough, but health and social care workers in Northern Ireland cannot be left behind on pay. Commitments to pay parity and to implement the Real Living Wage must be honoured. Uplifts to your pay are being unacceptably delayed.
UNISON is now consulting members to ask if you would be prepared to take legal industrial action, including strike action, if these delays continue. This is not an industrial action ballot, but responding to this consultation is important to deliver a clear message to the Health Minister and Executive that you will not be left behind on pay.
Plans are underway for UNISON to ballot you for industrial action if the progress needed on your pay is not made swiftly.
๐ณ๏ธ The consultation closes at ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ต ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
โ Check your email inbox (including your junk mail) to vote in the consultation. Your membership number is needed to verify your vote and this should be included in the email you will have received. Each member should only vote once and please do not share your email with others, as it is unique to you.
If you have not received an email and want to vote in the consultation, or if you have any queries about the consultation, contact: [email protected]
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Pay up for HSC staff Have your say on HSC pay Share our campaign Share on Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn SubHeading NHS staff deserve more Year after year, health workers in England are expected to put up with below inflation pay awards. UNISON is pushing for better headline pa...
