Around 300 of Scotland’s lowest-paid NHS workers are still waiting for promised salary increases and back pay
About 300 of Scotland’s lowest-paid NHS workers are still waiting for promised salary increases and back pay.The key support services are run on behalf of NHS Lanarkshire by ISS UK – a facility management company part of multi-national ISS World. The company, founded in Denmark more than 100 years ago, announced profits of about £244million last year.
Nurses at Hairmyres have received their rises and other staff feel the delay shows “a complete lack of respect”. Service staff work under contract but an agreement between the Scottish Government and contractors puts their pay and conditions in line with NHS workers. "Medical staff got their wage rise, nurses had theirs about two or three weeks ago and we expected ours about the same time – but we’ve heard nothing. When we ask management but don’t get any answers.
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