The Guardian revealed on Friday that ministers hoped to persuade 1 million non-medical NHS workers, including nurses, to surrender one day’s leave as part of a settlement that would increase their salary by 3% this year, and then 1%-2% in the following two years.
Delivering a speech in London, in advance of next week’s spring statement by the chancellor, John McDonnell said Labour and the trade unions could take the credit for the government’s decision to lift the 1% cap on nurses’ pay.
“The settlement that may come from this is the result of a campaign waged by the Labour party and the trades unions together, to force the government to scrap the pay cap,” he said.
However, he pointed out that 3% would only match inflation, after years of real-terms cuts, and condemned the proposal of giving up a day’s paid leave.
“I just think it’s mean-spirited to take a day’s holiday off these staff – they work long hours, they’re under pressure. I just think they deserve a decent holiday,” he said.
Source: theguardian
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