and selected amber 1 calls for particular complaints , which they describe as those calling with chest pains, strokes and gynaecology emergencies. they will also respond to road traffic accidents. and in the north east of england it depends which union staff are from gmb members will only respond to life threatening calls, unison members will also respond to some category two calls. let s speak now to our political correspondent iain watson who s at westminister for us. we saw a real hodgepodge of provision for people across the country. is there any sign that ministers might adjust their stance over pay? in ministers might ad ust their stance over -a ? ., ., ., over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to a - over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to a senior i minister was speak
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today at one, more evidence of the rising cost of living, as the real value of wages crash. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price hikes, fell 3% between april and june. when you take into account inflation, which is running at the highest levels for a0 years, it means real wages fell by the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. but for workers trying to keep pace with rising prices, that means higher wages. we believe it s costing about 30% more for anybody that has a hotel, pub or restaurant to employ people than it used to pre march 2020. the government says low income families can get help from a £37 billion package of support.
to incentivise our people to come, and we, you know, as an industry, we need to be looking at, are we open for maybe four days a week, and do an amazing service, rather than trying to open for seven? the recruitment crisis does mean if you re looking for work, you re in a better bargaining position than you ve been for decades, but it also slows down economic growth this restaurant could be open and it has other negative effects, like inflation, visible not only in prices, but in queues and longer waiting times. the accommodation and food sector saw the fastest pay rises in the economy, but even there, it wasn t fast enough to keep up with the rapidly rising cost of living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by a.7%, which is actually pretty chunky growth. i mean, that s the strongest growth we ve seen, close to 15 years. but, unfortunately, when taking into account inflation, which is running at the highest levels for 40 years, it means real wages fell by the fastest rat
we believe it is costing about 30% more for anybody that has a hotel, pub or restaurant to employ people, than it used to pre march 2020, so what we re trying to do at the moment is to find other ways to incentivise our people to come, and we, you know, as an industry, we need to be looking at, are we open for maybe four days a week, and do an amazing service, rather than trying to open for seven? the recruitment crisis does mean if you re looking for work, you re in a better bargaining position than you ve been for decades, but it also slows down economic growth this restaurant could be open and it has other negative effects, like inflation, visible not only in prices, but in queues and longer waiting times. the accommodation and food sector saw the fastest pay rises in the economy, but even there it wasn t fast enough to keep up with the rapidly rising cost of living. in cash terms, in terms of salaries, it grew by a.7%, which is actually pretty chunky growth. i mean, that s the