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| Doncaster Council approves 4% pay cut plan for staff | Doncaster Council approves 4% pay cut plan for staff |
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| Staff at Doncaster Council could take industrial action after the authority approved a 4% pay cut. | Staff at Doncaster Council could take industrial action after the authority approved a 4% pay cut. |
| A meeting voted in favour of 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 a 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| As part of the proposals, overtime pay and monetary long service awards would be withdrawn. | As part of the proposals, overtime pay and monetary long service awards would be withdrawn.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 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 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| "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." | "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." |
| Chairman of Doncaster Council's employee relations committee Craig Sahman said the authority was reviewing the pay of senior staff after union leaders expressed concerns over salaries of chief officers. |