Bank staff who work for the NHS in hospitals in Wales are angered and feel "undervalued" after they were told they will not benefit from a one-off payment as part of the new pay deal from the Welsh Government for NHS workers in Wales. Nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) who are employed by health boards found out this week that they do not benefit from part of the pay rise negotiated by unions, meaning their pay will miss out on a 1.5% non-consolidated pay rise, which is a one-off bonus payment..
Unions say by not offering bank staff the one-off payment it is driving employees to work for agencies at a time when the Welsh Government needs to reduce the amount it spends on agency workers. In Wales NHS workers have received a pay offer for 2022-23 that comprises of an additional 3%. of which 1.5% is consolidated and 1.5% is non-consolidated. on top of the increase paid earlier in the year. In total this equates to an additional 7.6% on the NHS pay bill for 2022-23. Bank staff will not be getting the 1.5% non-consolidated payment.
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