Yorkshire Ambulance workers secure new pay deal

Patient liaison workers employed by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) have secured a pay increase.

© Ian Taylor/Unsplash

© Ian Taylor/Unsplash

Successful negotiations between Unite and YAS mean around 30 patient liaison assistants working in patient transport services will move up a pay band from Band 2 to Band 3.

As a result, the workers will see their pay uplifted by £456 a year, with a further uplift of £1,603 once they reach the top of Band 3.

Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: ‘As this result shows, Unite's relentless focus on improving jobs, pay and conditions is putting money in our members' pockets.'

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