Increasing pressure government Reward the long-awaited salary increase National Health Service Previous workers parliament Break up for the summer vacation next week.
in unison It said that more than 100 days have passed since the wage increase, and it has been almost a year since the union called on the Prime Minister to give employees a £2,000 salary increase.
It said health workers are increasingly worried that ministers will not announce NHS pay increases before members of Congress have their summer vacation.
When members of Congress are on vacation, the staff who did so much work during the pandemic are treated as an afterthought, and the number of infections is rising, which means that the pressure on the entire health team is accumulating again
The NHS Remuneration Review Body (PRB) reported to the ministers three weeks ago that the government’s recommendation cannot exceed 1%, which aroused the anger of NHS staff.
Now, more than 30,000 health workers have signed an open letter calling on the Prime Minister to pay.
In May, health workers across Scotland received pay increases. Scottish Government For most employees, this is worth at least 4%.
Unison’s health director Saragodon said: “Boris Johnson’s gift is to give employees fair treatment. However, he still makes them wait.
“It has been 320 days since Unison wrote to Boris Johnson asking for an increase of £2,000 for each NHS staff member, but health workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland still don’t know what they will get.
“The staff who did so much work during the pandemic were treated as an afterthought when members of Congress were on vacation, and the number of infections is rising, which means that the pressure on the entire health team is accumulating again.
“The government can now at least confirm that employees will receive a substantial salary increase.”
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Care said: “We are very grateful to all of our NHS employees. This year, as the wider public sector suspends salary increases, the government has pledged to provide NHS employees with salary increases. In the process, the government acknowledged The extraordinary efforts of NHS staff during the pandemic.
“We have received a report from an independent compensation review agency and are now seriously considering their suggestions before responding.”
