£20 Per Hour Is A 43 % Pay Increase Over £14 Per Hour
The BBC has just reported on the Junior Doctors Strike from outside University College Hospital.
- Banners were showing that their current pay rate is £14 per hour.
- In an interview, a strike leader said that junior doctors need an offer of £20 per hour.
That would be a pay increase of forty-three percent.
I’m sure we’d all like a pay or pension increase of that amount.
The Anonymous Widower 
Don’t forgot to add the 20% pension contribution on top of that their get
Comment by Dave | July 13, 2023 |
Also don’t forget that their salaries have dropped 35% in real terms since 2001 whereas pensions and average earnings have risen in real terms. A 40% rise gets them just about back to where they were in 2001, and they’d still be worse off than the average pay and pensions rises in that time. So, to rephrase, I’m sure doctors would like what you’ve all had.
Comment by MrNHS | July 13, 2023 |
And don’t forget the people whose diseases wont be diagnosed early enough because of cancelled appointments.
Comment by nosnikrapzil | July 13, 2023 |