Increase nursing pay properly after COVID crisis · petition

What the petition asks

Nurses received roughly a 1% increase in their pay. We never ever get a proper increase in our pay and sometimes you can actually get more money for working in retail shops that require no degree, no responsibility, cause far less stress etc etc.
It’s about time we where given a proper wage.

I am a nurse and many of my friends and family are nurses/midwifes. Most of us struggle on the wage we are currently on. The 1% pay rise we where given was next to nothing it amounted to an extra maybe £200 a year? Probably doesn’t even cover the cost of parking/ work related travel for most. I could Go on and on but eventually I think there will come a point nobody will want to apply to be a nurse anymore. I know so many who drop out of training or quit and find another form of employment.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign one of these petitions:
Pay rise for NHS and care staff
Pay rise for NHS and care staff

Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020:
Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020

Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19.
Reward our healthcare heroes now for risking their lives to fight Covid-19.

Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses.
Introduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses.

Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage
Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage!

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

13 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee