This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Increase pay for healthcare and care home workers to thank them properly
Rather than just clapping for heroes, we need to show how key NHS healthcare and care home workers are, right now and always, by paying them what they deserve. The Prime Minister has condemned 'empty gestures' in the past, and should do so again now - by putting his money where his mouth is.
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Nurses are relying on food banks, care workers are struggling to pay rents; all while providing essential care to the vulnerable and working on the frontlines during an unprecedented pandemic. The PM shouldn't be standing outside Downing Street to clap if he is not willing to recognise that our key workers are criminally underpaid.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Increase pay for all NHS staff by 15%: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/565151
We should increase the pay of our NHS staff by 25%: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563356
The Government is not responsible for pay for social care workers, who are employed by individual care homes or local authorities.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
To pay every NHS and Social Care Worker in England a £500 "Thank You" Bonus: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562495
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