Rejected petition Pay NHS staff for breaks

NHS staff working 12.5 hour shifts are currently not paid for breaks. This means that we end up working an extra shift per month to make up full time hours. This means that over the month we work 162.5 hours, but are only paid for 149.5 hours. Not to mention we often do not get our breaks.

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To reduce fatigue and burn-out amongst NHS staff
To reduce staff sickness and improve health and wellbeing
To improve patient safety
To improve staff retention
To improve staff recruitment

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Pay and conditions for NHS staff are a matter for them, the NHS, and the relevant trade union(s), not the UK Government.

You could have petition calling for a ban on unpaid breaks, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 November 2021
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