Unite calls on Government to ensure NHS pay stays above minimum wage
The union said the current lack of a pay deal meant the lowest paid NHS workers needed an emergency pay rise just to stay above the legal minimum.
Unite has called on the Government to make sure all NHS workers are paid above the minimum wage at all times.
The union said the current lack of a pay deal meant the lowest paid NHS workers needed an emergency pay rise just to stay above the legal minimum.
There are around 180,000 band 2 workers in England, including healthcare support workers, porters, domestics, catering and some estates staff.
They are paid £12.51 an hour.
From 1st April, the minimum wage will go up to £12.71, so band 2 workers will need an emergency pay increase to stay legal.
The Government has had to do this three times since 2022 as NHS pay has fallen behind.
Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite, said: “It’s beyond belief that frontline NHS workers who risked their lives during the pandemic are so poorly paid that they are set to fall below the legal minimum rate.
“This sticking plaster approach, allowing the NHS to limp from pay crisis to pay crisis while vacancies go unfilled, must stop.
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