- 05 September 2023
- 11 min read
My Thoughts On The 2023 Public Sector Pay Offer
SubscribeIn this informative video, Claire catches us up on the 2023 public sector pay offer, and the impact this is having on further strikes, the staffing crisis, and the future of the NHS.
Hi everyone, a huge good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Wherever you are in the world, a huge, big welcome to you. So, in today's video, we are going to be discussing all about the recent public sector pay offer.
The Current Situation
So, if you didn't know already, firstly, where have you been living? Maybe you don't have a TV, radio, news, etc. But if you didn't know, all the public sectors have been going on strike recently. I have already done some strike videos, especially within nursing. So go check them out if you haven't already.
So, in the latest news, where are we at with nursing? Nurses apparently have voted not to strike anymore without any pay offer, without anything, which I find very bizarre and odd because why would you vote to strike in the first place, then reject the pay offer and then vote not to strike and continue to get what you were striking for? Doesn't make sense to me.
However, I mean I have no facts/ signs behind this- this is just what I've seen and heard from colleagues, what I've seen on social media myself as well. I never received any ballot paper, so I didn't get the chance to vote for it. And this is the case for many, many people by the looks of it, on social media. I have taken to social media to have a look and there's a lot of people tweeting, and there's a lot of Tik-Toks going round as well, saying they didn't receive a ballot paper, so they haven't been able to vote.
Has something happened behind the scenes? Has something gone on and people just haven't received their ballot paper and now we're just accepting that this is it now for nurses? It's not okay, it just doesn't make sense to me, and I don't know why and what's gone on or what's happened. I've got no facts or anything behind anything on it, so I'm not going to discuss that anymore. So, let's move on to what now.
The Public Sector Pay Rise
So back in July, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did a big conference. You can view it online, have a look if you've missed it, offering a pay rise to all the public sectors. So, Rishi Sunak has had meetings with the independent review bodies to come to some sort of a negotiation of some sort to figure out what should be the pay increase, what are we doing and all of that.
Here's a breakdown of just some of the public sector. I have my trusty laptop in front of me just to get the figures for you.
Police are getting an increase of 7%, NHS workers 6%, junior doctors 6% plus a £1,250, one-off payment. That'll come in handy, Rishi. I would like that payment. Thank you. Prison officers 7%, armed forces a measly 5% (hello, they're the armed forces, they fight for and serve our country) plus a £1000 one-off payment. How do they come up with these figures? Anyway, teachers 6.5%.
What can we do to change? What can we do to put things in place to protect the staff, to protect the patients and families and friends? More of those discussions need to be had in the workplace.
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I am a Registered Nurse with over 12 years healthcare experience including: elderly care, orthopaedics, sexual health / family planning, qualified GP nurse, transgender healthcare and now in my new role as an assistant lecturer (as of Nov 2022). I believe that nursing gets a lot of bad press, so I create blogs and vlogs to help anyone considering their nursing career and to create positivity surrounding our profession as I'm so passionate about nursing.
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one year agoThank you so much for you blogs and vlogs, i have been reading and listening to your lectures, and the ... read more
Thank you so much for you blogs and vlogs, i have been reading and listening to your lectures, and the information you share. I am a prospective nursing student and motivated and encouraged by the way you talk positively about nursing profession. I totally agree with you in this text, it is not all about pay, if we are all valued, motivated and supported to grow in our work places, we will carrying on delivering quality service with sense of joy and fulfillment. A toxic working environment will rub you off your zeal and happiness.
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