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Industrial action threat on Doncaster Council pay cut plan Doncaster Council approves 4% pay cut plan for staff
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Staff at Doncaster Council could take industrial action if the authority pushes ahead with a 4% pay cut. Staff at Doncaster Council could take industrial action after the authority approved a 4% pay cut.
A meeting later will decide whether to approve changes to workers' terms and conditions, including a pay cut for about 7,000 staff. A meeting voted in favour of changes to workers' terms and conditions, including a pay cut for about 7,000 staff.
Jim Board, from Unison, said a ballot would be held urging members not to accept the proposals.Jim Board, from Unison, said a ballot would be held urging members not to accept the proposals.
The authority's chief executive Jo Miller said it would save £6.2m per year and between 200 and 250 jobs. The authority's chief executive Jo Miller said it would save £6.2m a year and between 200 and 250 jobs.
Doncaster Council said workers who were paid up to £15,000, along with staff at schools, would not be affected.Doncaster Council said workers who were paid up to £15,000, along with staff at schools, would not be affected.
As part of the proposals, overtime pay and monetary long service awards would be withdrawn.As part of the proposals, overtime pay and monetary long service awards would be withdrawn.
Mr Board, Doncaster Unison branch secretary, said: "These plans mean a large number of our members are going to suffer quite a severe pay cut on top of an already falling standard of living. Mr Board said: "These plans mean a large number of our members are going to suffer quite a severe pay cut on top of an already falling standard of living.
"We are preparing a ballot and are recommending that our members do not accept the pay cut. "We are preparing a ballot and are recommending our members do not accept the pay cut.
"If they reject it and the council goes ahead then there is a very real threat of industrial action.""If they reject it and the council goes ahead then there is a very real threat of industrial action."
Mrs Miller said: "Following months of long and complex negotiations with unions and feedback from staff, it is now up to councillors to consider a final set of recommendations on changes to terms and conditions of staff employment at Monday's meeting. Jo Miller, chief executive of Doncaster Council, said: "What we really want to do is to make sure we lose as few jobs as possible and that we protect services to our residents.
"No-one is pretending that there isn't a lot of pain attached to the proposal, and a 4% salary cut is a big ask of staff working across the council. "While this is really difficult, and nobody does this with a glad heart, this is one of the ways we can protect services and jobs."
"However, the stark reality is the proposal equates to £6.2m and is about trying to achieve a balance of limiting damage to front-line services and further jobs cuts as much as we can." Chairman of Doncaster Council's employee relations committee Craig Sahman said the authority is reviewing the pay of senior staff after union leaders expressed concerns over salaries of chief officers.