Probation Service: unlawful deduction of wages

Were you appointed, promoted or regraded by the National Probation Service during the period between 1 October and 31 March at any time since the NPS was created in June 2014?

If this applies to you:

1. You may be on the wrong pay point

2. You are advised to register a grievance to establish the facts about your pay progression and to seek remedy for any loss of pay. there is a time limit on registering a grievance. Please register your grievance by no later than 5pm on Friday 4 March.

3. You may also be entitled to bring a claim for unlawful deduction of wages against the Probation Service. If you want UNISON to represent you and act on any potential claim you must respond to your UNISON branch in line with the following advice as soon as possible and no later than 5pm on Friday 4 March.

It has been discovered that the National Probation Service (NPS) failed to apply a critical contractual term which says that staff who were appointed, promoted or regraded during the period between 1 October and 31 March should be granted their first increment on the six-month anniversary of their appointment, promotion or regrading. Staff in this category may have suffered financial loss as a result of the failure of the NPS to apply the increment correctly.

If these circumstances apply to you, UNISON is advising you to register a grievance with the Probation Service and also offering you an opportunity to find out whether you are entitled to bring a claim for unlawful deduction of wages against the Probation Service, which has taken over all the liabilities of the NPS.

Ex-NPS staff who fall into the above category and are not in a trade union can join UNISON if they think that they may be entitled to bring a claim, wish UNISON to take any potential claim forward and want help in registering a grievance. When joining, please give your employer as Probation Service.

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