NHS workers who have been striking over pay will receive the extra pay rise offer made by the Welsh Government despite some unions voting to reject it with disputes ongoing..
The Welsh Government has announced that it has struck an agreement with the Wales Partnership Forum - which is made up of NHS trade unions in Wales - to give all workers the pay rise. This means that the pay offer will be applied to all NHS workers, even though the Royal College of Nurses, GMB and Unite (who represent ambulance workers) have rejected the offer, and remain in dispute.
The enhanced pay offer for 22/23 includes a 1.5% salary rise and a one-off cash payment on top which is also equivalent to a further 1.5% on a worker's salary this year, although it will not repeat next year. In total this will add an additional 7.6% to the NHS pay bill for 22/23.
