{"id":242923,"date":"2022-02-16T08:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T08:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=242923"},"modified":"2022-02-16T13:05:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T13:05:57","slug":"pay-and-morale-survey-96-of-south-yorkshire-officers-do-not-feel-respected-by-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=242923","title":{"rendered":"Pay and Morale survey: 96% of South Yorkshire officers do not feel respected by the Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

A HUGE 96% of South Yorkshire Police officers say they do not currently feel respected by the Government with 39% worrying about their finances every day.<\/p>\n

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The new figures from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 2021 Pay and Morale Survey come after 12 years of pay caps and pay freezes for the police.<\/p>\n

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73% of respondents from South Yorkshire Police felt that they were worse off financially than they were five years ago and 10% of respondents reported never or almost never having enough money to cover all their essentials.<\/p>\n

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The negative impact of the Government\u2019s treatment towards police officers and police pay is clear from the survey \u2013 94% of respondents from South Yorkshire Police felt that morale within the South Yorkshire is currently low.<\/p>\n

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And 74% of respondents from South Yorkshire Police said that over the last 12 months, their workload has been too high or much too high.<\/p>\n

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Last year police officers across England and Wales were given a 0% pay rise. Household bills are rising sharply and National Insurance is going up in April. Over the past 10 years police officer pay has fallen in real terms by 18%.<\/p>\n

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So it comes as no surprise that 79% of the 490 respondents from South Yorkshire Police said that they are dissatisfied with their overall remuneration.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile 74% of officers who responded said they would not recommend joining the police to others and 11% of respondents from South Yorkshire Police said they had an intention to leave the police service either within the next 2 years or as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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The Federation is urging MPs to support its campaign for a real-terms pay increase and a fair and independent mechanism to decide on police officer pay rises.<\/span><\/p>\n

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