Police Scotland are threatening to withdraw ‘goodwill’ which would see them refuse to work overtime shifts in a dispute about pay.
Officers are calling for an 8.5 per cent rise in their wages after arguing that they are falling behind other public service employees.
Police employees are unable to take any industrial action and to strike over pay but they have stated that they would look at refusing to work overtime shifts. The Scottish Police Federation has alleged that officer pay and their working conditions have been worsening for a number of years, the Daily Record reports.