NHS workers want extra pay for royal wedding day – union

NHS workers in the region are asking for extra pay on the day of the royal wedding.

Hull And East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Humber NHS Foundation Trust and Scarborough And North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust have been criticised by Unite for refusing to provide bank holiday pay rates for Friday, April 29.

Rachael Maskell, Unite's national officer for health, said: "Despite the dedication and the huge pressure on NHS staff, a significant number of NHS trusts are stubbornly refusing to pay bank holiday rates for working during the royal wedding.

"These trusts still have time to do the right thing and recognise the valuable contribution NHS staff make to this country."

Under the national agreement for the NHS, called Agenda For Change, staff working during a bank holiday are entitled to an enhancement in their pay, ranging from double time to time plus 60 per cent.

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