UK Police Pay Surveys

 

Yesterday, the Police Federation of England and Wales announced the results of a survey it had carried out asking it's members what they thought should have an important influence on police pay.

 

Joe Grant , General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said he was glad England and Wales had followed Scotland 's lead in this and that the results strengthened the Staff Sides position. He said,

 

“We did the pay survey over last December and this January and I was pleased when England and Wales said they would do the same thing. We know what our members think about police pay and what it should be based on but sometimes you need to show the other side in a negotiation the ‘evidence'. Well we now have that evidence and the results of the two surveys show a remarkable degree of similarity. We hope this will send a strong message to Government and the Official Side of the PNB that while we are not resistant to change, there are some things far more important than others.”

 

Mr Grant also said, “The negotiations have stalled meantime and we are waiting for the Official Side to respond to some of our claims and finalise its own thinking about what it is it really wants.”

COMPARISON OF SURVEY RESULTS – SPF AND PFEW In both cases the question was, what factors should have an important influence in pay?
FACTOR	SPF	PFEW
Risk	77%	83%
Stress	73%	74%
Experience	72%	76%
Appraisal	49%	51%
Shift working	63%	72%
Skills	40%	52%
Qualifications	14%	29%