[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The pay increases that were negotiated were staggered to take place over several years and again - the more important point - were negotiated by unions to address the real-terms pay cuts that had occurred during austerity/pay freezing. It obviously has absolutely nothing to do with recognising key staff's contributions during Covid.

Again I did mention the previously negotiated pay increase in the thread OP - as the government are relying on this - which should have absolutely nothing to do with current recognition - muddying the waters to cause confusion and justify a complete failure to recognise the vast majority of NHS staff. It works, apparently.

....well, it only really worked on me so far as I know because I thought the adjusted pay scales was a recent thing, although not directly related to COVID, still a step in the right direction...