The coronavirus pandemic reinforces the strong case for the NHS workforce to receive a ‘beyond substantial’ pay rise for 2021-22, according to Unite.
Unite has joined with 13 other health unions and professional organisations to launch a campaign to demand that pay talks start as soon as possible out of respect for the dedicated NHS staff who have battled COVID-19.
Unite, which has 100,000 members in the health sector, said that the last three-year pay deal had started to rectify the pay deficit, but this now needs to be substantially built on.