Scottish Prison Service

That the Parliament notes that an additional £4,000 was given to prison officers as a consequence of their continuing engagement in a change process; welcomes that the PCS union was successful in securing the same payment for more than 700 of its members; is concerned that, while it believes that this settlement demonstrates clearly the power of trade unions in fighting for equality in every workplace in Scotland, there are still workers in lower grades who have not yet, in its view, seen justice done and have still not received an uplift in their pay to reflect this change; believes that it is not morally correct for a government agency to treat its staff in what it considers this divisive manner, and believes that, in the interest of fairness, this payment should be applied to all band B staff at the earliest opportunity.