South Yorkshire Police officers are being encouraged to have their say on pay, by completing the PFEW Pay and Morale Survey.<\/p>\n
The deadline for submitting the survey is Monday 11 December. It is a critical tool in supporting the PFEW\u2019s ongoing national pay campaign, as well as helping local lobbying in officers\u2019 interests.<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent\u2019s message to officers was: \u201cPlease take the time out to do it. At the end of the day, I know there\u2019s cynicism about it and I get it. But without this, we have very little evidence to put to politicians, to chief officers, as to the reality of what cops are feeling at the minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cFrequently, when I go into meetings, inside force and outside force, I get challenged. People say: \u2018Well where\u2019s your evidence of this?\u2019 when, for instance, I\u2019m talking about certain groups of officers suffering poor morale. I say to them, \u2018I don\u2019t have it\u2019 \u2013 but with this I do have it, and it\u2019s very powerful when you can start showing the percentages of officers who are struggling.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I would encourage officers, when they get a minute, to fill it in. You should all have it emailed to you directly, but if not then they can go onto the Police Federation website and it\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n