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Mental health concerns after freeze on Council workers' pay
Bath Chronicle
|May 29, 2025
Trade union Unison has warned that freezing the pay of more than 100 council workers has had a "dire impact" on some people's mental health.
A new pay structure at Bath and North East Somerset Council lowers the pay for 106 roles at the council. People in roles facing wage cuts will have their pay frozen for three years, after the national pay award is applied, under the council's pay protection policy.
The pay structure will also mean a pay rise for 62% of the council's 3,500 staff.
It is part of the council's “Being Our Best” programme, which is referred to as “BOB.”
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of Bath Chronicle.
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