Director of Employment Relations at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Joined April 2014
- Tweets7.6K
- Following300
- Followers2.4K
- Likes8.3K
Claire Sullivan retweeted
'The next government must begin to address the workforce crisis in the NHS, and fair pay has to be part of the solution.'
Elaine Sparkes, assistant director of employment relations and union services, outlines how the next government should address NHS pay.
#CSP4FairPay
Claire Sullivan retweeted
After 14 long years we’ve got the chance to rebuild our country.
Decent, secure jobs and rising wages
Public services we can all be proud of and rely on
A real industrial strategy
Railways back in public ownership
And so much more.
It all starts with a 🗳️today.
Ah yes, we are already familiar with the oeuvre that is Bluey after only 3 and a half months……! 😆 That and not being able to sleep without white noise…..me, that is, as opposed to him!!! 😬 🤷♀️
9. My thoughts are with our committed, determined @thecsp members on strike today, who know what they deserve but as always are most concerned about what their patients deserve - a properly resourced, properly staffed and fairly paid health and social care service
8. This is an appalling way to treat NHS, education, transport, civil service and other public sector staff and the government should be ashamed
7. This is the last thing workers want to do at a time when the failure to pay deepens the staffing crisis as exhausted and disillusioned healthcare workers leave the service
6. This last resort action means striking workers will lose yet more pay today in pursuit of an increase they should have had a year ago.
5. After months of patient discussions, public servants have been left with no choice but to go on strike, in the case of many health workers for the second time in 3 months.
4. Health and social care staff in Northern Ireland are once again the lowest paid in the UK, their pay rise now almost a whole year overdue during what has been the highest period of UK inflation for decades.
3. Govt asserts that there is no ‘mechanism’ for giving the awarded pay rise to workers while there is no functioning political executive at Stormont - this is simply untrue. There are many things the govt cannot do but this isn’t one of them
2. It is bad enough when public sector pay awards are woefully inadequate and fall far short of the rising cost of living. But when overworked public servants have their awarded pay rise withheld due to political stalemate it is utterly unacceptable
Healthcare in Northern Ireland - a 🧵
1. Pushed beyond endurance @thecsp members in Northern Ireland will join 15 other public sector trade unions today in the largest wave of strike action to date
Hi Alicia, we are. The health unions are lobbying together for an increase in mileage rates, which are determined at national level for all 14 Agenda for Change unions who have a single system of terms and conditions as well as pay
Looking forward to this next week - please do join us if you can #CSPLDP Alumni for sharing views, challenge, learning!
📣 #CSPLDP Alumni - your next online event is on Thursday 23rd November at 6pm. “Leadership of Equity, Diversity and Belonging in the workplace - an ally’s perspective”. If you didn’t get the email, contact [email protected] Look forward to seeing you there! 😃