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UNISON members have voted to accept the Scottish government’s 4 per cent pay offer for most NHS workers.
The union had campaigned for the previous three-year deal to be renegotiated in light of the pandemic.
In March, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman offered a wage increase of at least 4 per cent to staff on contracts under the Agenda for Change system.
Almost 50,000 Unison members were balloted on the proposal and 35 per cent voted, with 84 per cent accepting it.
Union officials say they will now push for the deal to be implemented as soon as possible.
Unison head of health Willie Duffy said: “This pay rise represents a fair increase for our members and means the majority of our NHS staff will receive a pay increase of at least 4 per cent, which will be backdated to December.
“The fact that 84 per cent of those who took part in the ballot voted in favour of the pay offer shows how much this pay increase means to our members.”
