Given the staff shortages that existed even before the coronavirus pandemic, it is essential that we encourage former or recently retired care workers to return to the profession. "Yet when the coronavirus crisis comes along, they are all there working hours and hours more than they were paid to do - care workers doing exactly the same. At Prime Minister’s Questions on 18 March, you stated that, “We are increasing our tests from 5,000 a day to 10,000 a day.” The latest published government figures show barely 8,000 tests being carried out per day. Jeremy Corbyn MP, ... like making sure people have decent wages, secure homes, and a habitable planet for our children and grandchildren. Corbyn demands more PPE, and greater testing and tracing for NHS workers and care workers as a matter of urgency, in order to ensure the protection of themselves and the public.

Last week, the government rightly called for all non-essential retail outlets to close.

Trade unions are also reporting many cases of employers failing to implement social distancing. For the self-employed, could you provide clarification on whether ‘dependent contractors’ or ‘limb (b) workers’ are covered, and what provision will be available for those who have become self-employed recently and so did not submit a tax return for 2018/19? Nick Ferrari Many renters still face the prospect of huge debts.

Testing and tracing for coronavirus has to be expanded immediately. "This public esteem for NHS workers should be reflected by the government which needs to respond by opening pay discussions, following our claim and those of our sister unions.". Germany is testing 80,000 a day – ten times as many people.

Why are so many frontline NHS staff still waiting for personal protective equipment?

Jeremy Corbyn's son has blasted cops for bragging about raiding homes for small amounts of weed in a scathing attack on police. Theresa May is loading the burden of her government’s failure to fund social care and dignity for the elderly on to councils.

Care workers are scandalously poorly paid. We can emerge from this crisis with that fabric strengthened – but it requires a recognition that we can no longer tolerate the inequality and insecurity that has left all of us weaker than we should have been in the face of this pandemic. This should involve co-ordinating the Health and Safety Executive, local authority trading standards resources, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and the police, among others. Jordan Rivera, 43, an occupational therapist in Hackney, east London, said NHS workers are emotionally and physically tired, while many are living from paycheque to paycheque and he described the situation they have been left in as "outrageous". ... Labour donates to Tory campaign with a new bus for Johnson. Jeremy Corbyn has described the lack of testing of frontline NHS staff as "ludicrous", as the outgoing Labour leader took aim at the government … JEREMY Corbyn was left humiliated after he failed to confront Donald Trump over the NHS at the Nato leaders dinner held at Buckingham Palace … That will apply to the private health companies who bid for NHS contracts and pay their top executives indefensible and sometimes obscene amounts.
The union said the claim would "restore the pay that NHS workers have lost in the decade of austerity since 2010". But there are substantial gaps that must now be urgently filled. "Now is the time to pay them properly and secure jobs for the future in the NHS.". Finally, let me welcome your recent comment that “there really is such a thing as society.” We in the Labour Party have always regarded this as self-evidently true.

The World Health Organisation told us to “test, test, test.” I have seen reports that up to a quarter of NHS staff are having to self-isolate. Rachel Harrison, national officer for the GMB union, said: "Loyal and dedicated NHS workers have been let down in the three-year NHS pay deal - which GMB union opposed. "The money is there. Frontline NHS workers have taken to the streets in central London to demand better wages after helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Many employers have laid off workers and others have put staff on reduced hours rather than furloughing them. To cheers, demonstrators began chanting "Boris Johnson hear us shout, pay us properly or get out" as they marched through the streets of the capital. I support his four main proposals and would welcome your commitment to work internationally for them: an early European pledging conference to increase WHO funding; using the World Bank Development Committee in April to announce additional support for developing countries; using the IMF Committee meeting in April to extend macroeconomic support and a moratorium on debt interest payments for countries in difficulty; and establishing a G20 taskforce to coordinate action by finance ministers and central bank governors. standing to be the next leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn | My speech at Labour’s Care for the NHS rally in London. Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit speech in Harlow. Some held banners that read "stop clapping, start paying", "priceless yet penniless" and "640 healthcare workers dead, blood on their hands" alongside images of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. I wish you a speedy recovery. Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Opposition, has written to the Prime Minister with a plan for immediate action to improve the safety of our NHS and care workers.

The campaigners donned their scrubs and other NHS uniforms while marching from Trafalgar Square following a two-minute silence in honour of 640 healthcare workers who have died during the Covid-19 outbreak. It makes no sense for some mass workplaces to be shut down and others to be operating if the work is non-essential.

I am extremely worried about the capacity and resilience of the social care system. The government needs to act decisively to suspend lay-offs and enforce furloughing where necessary. 7am - 10am. ", Watch: 'Major harm' to UK if there is second lockdown, warns former chief scientific adviser, Watch: Furious caller insists 'there's nobody to blame but ourselves' for Covid-19 rules tightening. They are simply just not providing it to NHS staff. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claims documents obtained by his party confirm the NHS would be on the table in post-Brexit trade talks with the US under a Tory government.

"The independent NHS Pay Review Body makes recommendations to government on pay increases for NHS staff, including nurses, and we will consider their advice when we receive it, while continuing to listen to our valued staff and the trade unions to ensure everyone is rewarded fairly. It is grotesque that cuts to social care for those ‘just about managing’ are subsidising corporation tax cuts for the largest companies and banks. The protest demanding a 15% pay rise follows the government's decision to exclude nurses from the wage increase for around 900,000 public sector workers announced in July. This Tory Government is letting down older people. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said: "We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of our frontline staff, particularly during the pandemic.

I attach our proposals ‘Protecting People In and Out of Work’ for consideration by ministers. London Billions are available for tax giveaways to corporations while many elderly people are left without support because of Government cuts to social care. Benefits in the UK are low compared to those of other European states.

Statutory sick pay must be raised without delay, especially given the Health Secretary’s admission that he could not survive on it. ", She added: "The government clearly has not got a clue about what it is doing and that is very scary.

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She said: "Working that hard when you are already exhausted from fighting the pandemic is an outrage. They deserve the best protection possible. Shrinking the widening pay gap in health will support Labour’s plans to end health privatisation and bring services into a secure, publicly-provided NHS. Now is the moment to recognise their true value to our society and provide them with the protection they need.

Jeremy Corbyn | My speech at Labour’s Care for the NHS rally in London Filed under: Speech When it comes to social care, the Government is passing the buck, dodging the blame and handing the bill to those who can least afford it. Corbyn demands more PPE, and greater testing and tracing for NHS workers and care workers as a matter of urgency, in order to ensure the protection of themselves and the public. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sent his support to "all of our wonderful NHS workers", saying: "NHS staff are absolutely brilliant but have suffered a pay freeze, under-funding and under-staffing. It's bizarre.". It turns out that the only way to ensure the NHS is able to continue to function is by the sheer force of organising. From Brexit, to schools, to the NHS and social care, this government is just about mismanaging everything it does. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sent his support to "all of our wonderful NHS workers", saying: "NHS staff are absolutely brilliant but have suffered a pay freeze, under-funding and under-staffing. Please go to this page if you wish to contact me. To ensure those in need get prompt and supportive help, sufficient resources should be transferred to the DWP and HMRC. What more do we need to do to get paid properly? 10 Downing Street Raising council tax to pay for social care means the Government doesn’t have to pay a penny. "Many staff have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic and now their efforts need to be recognised with a pay award that reflects their commitment and the real-terms losses they have suffered during a decade of austerity.". ©2020 Copyright Labour All rights reserved. Next Post. They must be urgently tested so that those who do not have the virus can return to work. When it comes to social care, the Government is passing the buck, dodging the blame and handing the bill to those who can least afford it. Tania, a nursing sister who did not want to give her last name, said: "They (the government) are relying on our good nature and our moral compass to keep the NHS going despite treating us really poorly. At least three NHS staff have sadly died. He states that the “test for our society is whether we come through this strengthened, with greater solidarity forged in the heat of a crisis; or whether we emerge diminished.”, The Labour leader finishes his letter by iterating that “we can emerge from this crisis with that fabric strengthened – but it requires a recognition that we can no longer tolerate the inequality and insecurity that has left all of us weaker than we should have been in the face of this pandemic.”, The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP