Britain will solve issue of pay for nurses-Minister
2022.12.19 02:41
Britain will solve issue of pay for nurses-Minister
Budrigannews.com – Prior to a planned second nationwide walkout by the profession over an average pay offer of 4% and inflation of more than 10%, senior minister Oliver Dowden stated on Sunday that the British government is “resolute” it will not budge on nurses’ pay.
After going on strike on Thursday in protest of the pay raise they have been offered, approximately 10,000 nurses working for the state-funded National Health Service in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland plan to strike once more on Tuesday.
Dowden told BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, “We will be resolute in response to this because it will be irresponsible to allow public sector pay and inflation to get out of control and we owe a wider duty to the public to make sure we keep our public finances under control.”
However, as the Guardian reported on Sunday, Steve Barclay, the British health secretary, is expected to contact health unions to initiate new negotiations with the goal of preventing additional strikes.
A request for comment from Reuters was not immediately received by the British Department of Health and Social Care.
According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union, members’ real term earnings have decreased by 6% over the past decade. As a result, the RCN union has requested a pay increase of 5% above the RPI inflation rate, which was 14% in November.
On Friday, its leader, Pat Cullen, stated that nurses would continue to take action unless ministers “start playing ball by taking part in meaningful negotiations” regarding pay.
She stated, “Governments have been given every opportunity to act, but they have chosen to turn their backs on us.”
According to Dowden, an independent pay review body recommended that nurses receive a minimum increase of 1,400 pounds, or approximately 4% on average.
England is confronting an influx of modern activity this colder time of year, including rail and postal administrations as well as medical care.
On Wednesday and December 28, ambulance workers in England and Wales plan to go on strike. Passport control workers at the Border Force are also going on strike during the holidays.
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In an effort to minimize disruptions to ambulance and border services, approximately 1,200 members of the military and 1,000 government officials have been drafted into the government.
