Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Give the NHS workers the pay-rise they deserve during this pandemic
NHS staff are vital in this time of crisis, and we believe they should be paid accordingly. We recognise that the pandemic means we may face recession, so we suggest that MPs take a 15% cut and their wages be frozen for the next five years to fund a raise for NHS staff.
Currently all MPs will get a basic annual salary of £81,932 from April 2020 (https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/mps-pay-and-pensions/) meanwhile, many student nurses, based on a band system, are earning £18,005 annually (https://www.nurses.co.uk/careers-hub/nursing-pay-guide/).
We believe, based on these figures, that MPs can afford to raise NHS wages - and show their appreciation of NHS staff who are risking their lives to save people everyday.
We need to show the NHS how much we care about what they do, and support them so they can continue to do it.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073
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