BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 16:23:00
The government has already offered most of those working in the health service in england a 1% rise this year. senior doctors say they will ballot for industrial action if that figure is not at least 4%. everybody who has worked incredibly hard during the pandemic needs to be supported. when inflation is 4%, these are massive pay cuts that people are doing, despite having gone through a really, really difficult time, and we shouldn't be levelling down across groups, everybody deserves a decent, fair pay uplift. consultants say industrial action could mean stopping both paid and unpaid overtime...