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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 9 January 2023 - Government changes tack on public sector pay
Description: The Prime Minister, appearing on weekend TV, provided what the head of the Royal College of Nursing called a chink of optimism, by confirming that the Government will meet with the representatives of nurses and ambulance crews to talk about pay.
There remains some confusion about whether Sunak was referring to the pay award for this financial year, which has already been put to, and agreed, by the independent pay and rewards body or the next financial year which begins in April.
Representatives of nurses confirmed that strike action would only be suspended if the talks include this year’s aw...