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Thousands of sacked NHS staff have been rehired after being handed generous redundancy packages because of "shambolic" Tory leadership, government figures revealed yesterday.
Almost 4,000 managers and administrators who have been made redundant in the last four years have had to be re-employed by the health service.
The staff have been potentially hired back at even greater expense because of the proliferation of employment agencies. They have also been allowed to keep their redundancy packages despite David Cameron promising that would not be the case.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN