1% pay rise for health service employees - but unions say it's not enough

Mar 09, 2016, 10:57 AM

IT'S not enough. That's the message from trade union Unison to a 1% pay rise for health service employees. The 1% figure for 2016/17 was announced by DUP Minister Simon Hamilton yesterday. It's in line with a recommendation from a UK-wide pay review body. Anne Speed from Unison spoke to Stephen