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The NHS in England could be offered a 3% pay rise, despite the government previously insisting that it could only afford 1%.
An announcement is widely expected on Tuesday, a day before the House of Commons rises for its summer recess.
It is unclear, however, if 3% would be enough to placate doctors and nurses who have been seeking increases of 5% and 12.5% respectively to reward their efforts to tackle Covid-19.
There is also speculation that just 1.5% of the 3% would be added permanently to salaries, with the other 1.5% given as a one-off payment. If that proves to be the way the offer is structured then workforce representatives are likely to criticise the 3% figure as a sham and too low.
Medics have recently threatened to stop doing overtime, and nurses to go on strike for the first time, if they do not receive a pay award they believe reflects their value and hard work, especially after seeing their salaries cut in real terms during the last decade, when the NHS was subject to austerity.
www.theguardian.com
An announcement is widely expected on Tuesday, a day before the House of Commons rises for its summer recess.
It is unclear, however, if 3% would be enough to placate doctors and nurses who have been seeking increases of 5% and 12.5% respectively to reward their efforts to tackle Covid-19.
There is also speculation that just 1.5% of the 3% would be added permanently to salaries, with the other 1.5% given as a one-off payment. If that proves to be the way the offer is structured then workforce representatives are likely to criticise the 3% figure as a sham and too low.
Medics have recently threatened to stop doing overtime, and nurses to go on strike for the first time, if they do not receive a pay award they believe reflects their value and hard work, especially after seeing their salaries cut in real terms during the last decade, when the NHS was subject to austerity.
NHS staff in England could be offered 3% pay rise
The offer, up from government’s previous 1% proposal, still falls far short of what nurses, medics and the public believe is deserved
www.theguardian.com