he government Was warned of the long-awaited salary increase National Health Service If only a slight increase on the basis of 1%, employees will be “insulted” Prime Minister Having said that it is all affordable.
The health union is increasing pressure to end the practice of delaying salary increases for nurses and other employees because it is speculated that salary increases may be announced in the next few days, possibly by 3%.
The government stated earlier this year that despite the extraordinary efforts of NHS staff to deal with the pandemic, it could only sustain a 1% increase, which sparked outrage.
When employees face unprecedented challenges, a few percent of low-level rewards will appear timid and insulting to employees
The NHS pay review agency made a recommendation a few weeks ago, making the union question why the pay increase is still being postponed.
A spokesperson for the Royal College of Nursing said: “The Minister of Health Sajid Javid There is a historic opportunity to show that the government values NHS staff and understand the importance of this salary increase in improving patient care.
“Nursing pay has fallen sharply in the past ten years-it has actually fallen by 15%. If the government really wants to fill the tens of thousands of vacant nurse positions, then a big pay increase is needed.
“Like any other investment, this will be critical to the NHS’s recovery in the coming years.
“When employees face unprecedented challenges, a few percent of low-level rewards will appear timid and insulting to employees.”
The United Nations National Health Officer Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe said: “If the pay review agency recommends a 3% salary increase, then this is the insulting 1% salary increase proposed by the government in March. One small step.
“However, this recommendation in no way acknowledges that the actual income suffered by many NHS staff has fallen by 19% over the past decade, nor does it acknowledge the huge sacrifices that health workers have made and will continue to make as the Covid infection rate rises again rapidly. .
“It does not meet the 4% Scottish Government Provided to NHS staff dating back to December 2020.
“The 3% of people will also not help curb the escalating recruitment and retention crisis, and free up resources to resolve the large backlog in non-Covid procedures, such as hip replacements.
“The government needs to be more generous than the expected PRB proposal-the public will expect it to be so.
“For more than a year, the health union has been calling for a substantial salary increase early. This announcement is too little and too late.”
Workers who did a lot of work during the pandemic are considered as an afterthought and members of Congress take leave
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Care said: “We are very grateful to all of our NHS employees. This year, the government has pledged to provide NHS employees with salary increases as the wider public sector suspends salary increases.
“In doing so, 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.”
Unison Health Director Sara Gordon said: “Boris Johnson’s gift is a fair deal for employees. However, he still makes them wait.
“Unison wrote to Boris Johnson asking for an increase of £2,000 for each NHS staff member. 320 days have passed, but health workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland still don’t know what they will get in almost 11 months. .
“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.”
Activists will submit a petition signed by 800,000 people to Downing Street on Tuesday, calling for a 15% salary increase for NHS staff.
