Probation Service staff and family courts have voted to strike over pay and workloads, their union has confirmed.
Members from Napo have backed industrial action – including walkouts – and said plans are now underway to launch strike action at a later date.
The trade union cited an ‘inadequate’ five per cent pay offer as the basis of its ballot, as well as the failure of the employer to agree solutions that will start to address workloads.
It said probation wages have ‘stagnated’ since 2010, with reception staff on a salary just above the minimum wage – the lowest paid in the civil service.
Members
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.
