
Unite the Union members walked out on 18 November in objection to the county council's insistence on different contracts for grade 9 and grade 10 health visitors transferring from Agenda for Change (AfC) terms under the NHS to council terms.
In a statement released today, Unite bosses said 58 of 70 union members would be upgraded to a grade 10.
Health visitors are also expected to receive between £2,000 and £6,000 in a one-off transitional payment, the union said.
A further 16 members of AfC staff are awaiting confirmation of an upgrade and around 13 have left or are planning to leave to take up alternative roles within nursing, it added.
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