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UK Government Faces Backlash Over 1% NHS Staff Pay Rise
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Published on March 5, 2021 - Duration: 02:08s
UK Government Faces Backlash Over 1% NHS Staff Pay Rise
The government is facing a furious backlash after calling for NHS staff in England to be restricted to a pay rise of just 1%.
Ministers defended the proposal at a time when the economy was under "huge pressure" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
But health service unions said the proposed award as a "kick in the teeth" for staff who had given "absolutely everything" over the past year to keep the public safe.
The Royal College of Nursing, the UKโs largest nursing union, is to set up a ยฃ35 million industrial action fund in response to the governmentโs proposal.
Report by Avagninag.
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