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Scottish police officers set to take action in pay dispute
File photo dated 04/06/16 of Police Scotland officers in Glasgow, as Police officers in Scotland take the "most overt demonstration of action" in more than 100 years by withdrawing their "goodwill" amid an ongoing dispute over pay.
POLICE officers in Scotland began their “most overt” action in a century yesterday against a “derisory” £565 pay offer.
Officers are barred from taking industrial action by law, but many “withdrew their goodwill” from 5pm, according to the Scottish Police Federation, which represents the Police Scotland rank and file.
The action will see officers refuse to start shifts early or end them late, while some will claim extra pay for any overtime worked.
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