Case Study :

Nurses arent just angry because of pay. Were angry for a lot of reasons. Were angry because of years of brutal cuts to health and social care in the name of austerity. Cuts cost lives patients and staff. Its that simple. Were angry because nurses, carers and support workers are being paid less than a living wage and constantly told their professions are vocations. Were angry at the ongoing privatisation of public services which has resulted in job losses, service cuts and the deaths of our most marginalised and disadvantaged. Were angry that nurses and carers have the highest suicide rates in the UK due to huge workloads, unsafe staffing ratios, lack of support and media pressure. Before Covid-19 when was the last time you heard about a nurse or carer in the media unless theyd done something wrong? Were angry at the fact we have to pay thousands of pounds to work full time, for free, to train and graduate with tens of thousands of pounds worth of debt (in England, anyway). Were angry at relying on food banks and charities such as the Cavell Trust to survive day-to-day.

Were angry, and heartbroken, that weve lost colleagues, loved ones and friends to Covid-19. The death toll has been huge. Weve lost over 540 health and social care workers in the UK so far - especially care home and BAME nurses & care workers. Thousands more are still suffering from the illness and its complications. Weve lost some to suicide from the trauma of what theyve seen and dealt with during the pandemic whilst the survivors struggle with PTSD. Many will carry the scars for the rest of their lives. Did the government respond with PPE, track and trace or early lockdown? No. Instead, they clapped and tried to sell us a wartime story based on blitz spirit and the famed stiff upper lip. After all, it's easier to accept losses when they're phrased like they're unavoidable or a necessary and heroic sacrifice. This pay announcement is designed to drive a wedge between public services. The government deliberately picked teachers for the highest raise as theyre the group whove been repeatedly targeted for being 'paid to do nothing' which is hugely untrue but gives people a target to aim their rage and frustration at that's not the government. They also picked doctors because nurses and doctors have had each others backs in previous pay disputes and strikes and they want to drive a wedge in there too. But why have they done it (this time)?

Maybe it was to hide last nights vote. A vote where the government refused to take all publicly owned health and social care, including the NHS, off the table for US-trade negotiations. Or maybe its just the latest in a long line of increasingly desperate attempts by the government to point the finger at anyone and anywhere else for its disgraceful response to the pandemic and silence calls for a full, independent enquiry. The truth is, all public sector workers (& many more besides) deserve a pay rise. The government wants us divided so they can watch us fight each other rather than uniting and fighting them. We cannot turn on each other. We have to stand together & say enough is enough. No more cuts. No more privatisation. No more excuses. We deserve fair pay, all of us, and now is the time to push for it.

1-What would be your negotiation process? 2. What will be your BATNA? 3. What are the essential techniques and strategies in the context of negotiation? 4. What would your SMART goals? Explain in detail. 5. What would be the objections from the employees / Government (list minimum five objections). 6. Why is it important to determine the objections? 7. What strategies would you utilize to overcome the objections knowing his personality type? Give examples. 8. What strategies would you utilize to make the best first impressions? Please give minimum of five examples (explain in detail). 9. Why is it important to negotiate with a sense of benefits for your negotiating partner? 10. What strategies would you utilize to achieve the sense of benefits for your negotiating partner? 11. What feedback techniques would you utilize to enhance your negotiations?

12. What strategies will you utilize to achieve effectiveness, efficiency, and negotiating climate? What negotiation strategies and tools would you utilize to avoid failure? Explain in detail.