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Probation officers to take industrial action over pay and early release scheme
Union members will refuse overtime from 23 November as ministers say they are hiring 1,300 extra officers to cut workloads.
- Probation officers represented by Napo, the Probation Service union, have voted to take industrial action following disputes over pay and workloads amid mounting pressure from the Government's prisoner early release scheme.
- The Probation Service has come under renewed pressure due to the Government's early release scheme, which was introduced because prisons were dangerously close to capacity.
- In the ballot regarding pay, 85% of Napo members supported action short of a strike, while 87% voted for action short of striking in the separate workload vote.
- The Ministry of Justice claimed to have put forward a "strong offer" and is recruiting an extra "1,300 officers to significantly cut workloads," with officials adding that "robust contingency plans" exist.
- Members will refuse overtime from 23 November and may take strike action should the union "deem that option to be necessary," as Napo general secretary Ian Lawrence said the service was "already in crisis.
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Probation and family short staff have voted in favor of strike action over pay and workloads.
The British Family Court and Probation Service will hold a strike demanding higher wages and better working conditions. British Family Court and probation officers intend to strike due to low pay and difficult working conditions, transmit RIA News with reference to Napo Sectoral Union. The exact dates of the protest will be determined later. The dissatisfaction of the judiciary is due to the fact that the employer has offered to raise the salary…
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The Independent (US)Probation and family courts staff vote to strike over pay and workloads
Strike action is set to be launched at a later date following Friday’s vote
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