Police staff agree two-year pay deal in Scotland

Police staff members in Scotland have voted ‘yes’ to a two-year pay deal, which includes a 3.5% rise for 2019-20, backdated to 1 April, for most staff. Next April, wages will rise by 3%.
In both years, Police Scotland staff who earn more than £80,000 a year will see a flat-rate increase of £1,600.
Both years will also see a matching percentage increase on enhanced shift rates.
The deal runs to the end of March 2021 and was agreed by members in an online ballot that saw a