NHS staff who work in operating theatres in hospitals across Leeds are to strike for two days later this week in a dispute over money they are owed. Theatre assistants employed across four hospital sites run by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust* will walk out at 8am on Thursday (18 December) for 48 hours. The […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS staff working in hospitals across Leeds are set to strike in a dispute over missing wages. Theatre assistants employed across four hospital sites run by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust* have backed the walkouts because they’re unhappy their employer has refused to pay them for work previously carried out when they were on the wrong grade. The workers […]
NHS staff working in theatres at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over back pay. The workers have been employed on band 2 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, which covers ‘personal tasks’ such as feeding and bathing patients. The trust is in the process […]
A group of band 2 theatres staff in Leeds met with the chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to call on him to pay them fairly for the work they do. Staff gather before marching through the hospital grounds to the meeting. Staff are currently employed on band 2 of the NHS Agenda […]
Over 150 ward environment porters employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been told they could lose their jobs, UNISON says today (Thursday). The staff work in a hybrid porter/housekeeper role, solely dealing with patients. This includes moving patients between wards and departments, as well as cleaning equipment and stocking up essential medical supplies. […]
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