Questions over legality of £18k apprenticeship pay

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Questions over legality of £18k apprenticeship pay

Decision will be made by pay review body.

Joan Donnelly

Date - 29th May 2018
By - Ian Weinfass - Police Oracle

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The Police Federation has concerns over whether the proposed pay level for apprentice recruits is legal. Chiefs plan to soon take on new recruits with a starting salary of £18,000 per year. Apprentices will have to work towards gaining...

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