Petition · past parliament
Pay NHS staff a premium in addition to their normal pay during Covid outbreak.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The government needs to approve a premium payment to NHS staff who are actually working during the current Covid outbreak most of whom are being paid little more than the national minimum wage.
This payment should consider both the national appreciation of the service they are providing and the risks they are exposing themselves to. Furthermore it should reflect their overarching commitment to their patient needs regardless of whether they are fully protected due the lack of appropriate training and equipment.
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 some of these petitions:
Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work
Give NHS staff a one off bonus for their help with Covid 19: Give NHS staff a one off bonus for their help with Covid 19
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.
Give NHS staff a pay rise in line with MPs pay increase: Give NHS staff a pay rise in line with MPs pay increase.
Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage: Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage!
Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable: Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable
Increase National Insurance by 5 pence to Increase Salaries for all NHS Workers: Increase National Insurance by 5 pence to Increase Salaries for all NHS Workers
Award all nursing staff in the NHS pay rise of 10%: Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020
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 find 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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work
Give NHS staff a one off bonus for their help with Covid 19: Give NHS staff a one off bonus for their help with Covid 19
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.
Give NHS staff a pay rise in line with MPs pay increase: Give NHS staff a pay rise in line with MPs pay increase.
Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage: Pay all NHS Staff at least the Real Living Wage!
Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable: Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable
Increase National Insurance by 5 pence to Increase Salaries for all NHS Workers: Increase National Insurance by 5 pence to Increase Salaries for all NHS Workers
Award all nursing staff in the NHS pay rise of 10%: Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020
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 find 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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 1 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Jul 2020
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