Thousands of staff at voluntary organisations contracted by Government to be affected by negotiations which have repeatedly stalled
Salaries to section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers were not restored as they gradually were to public sector employees. Photograph: iStockTalks intended to resolve a long-running dispute involving thousands of staff at voluntary organisations providing health and social care services on behalf of the Government will resume at theUnions are seeking pay increases comparable to the 9.
section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers as they gradually were to public sector employees. This caused significant recruitment and retention challenges for the voluntary organisations. The negotiations follow on from an interim agreement that averted strike action in the sector last October. The process this time has also been complicated by an attempt to include a substantial number of organisations not previously involved in the talks, as the Government seeks a wider ranging settlement.
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