Pay rises without cash mean more cuts to schools and the police
How convenient on the day when the #RussiaReport was due to be released ... Suddenly there is an announcement about pay rises for some public sector workers, almost as if deflection of the real story is in progress. But the pay offer doesn't cover all sectors, neither nursing nor social care are included in this offer. The offer has received a mixed response, A much lower pay rise for experienced teachers compared with new starters feels like a "kick in the teeth," a teaching union said today. The comments were made as it was revealed that chancellor Rishi Sunak's 3.1 per cent teacher pay rise for September will result in a 5.5 per cent increase in the starting salary for the profession but just 2.75 per cent for the bulk of experienced teachers. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "We do not think it is fair or reasonable that the pay award is much lower for experienced teachers and leaders after years of pay austerity which has see
