JOIN US ONLINE AT ONE OF OUR MEMBERS’ MEETINGS FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CAMPAIGN AND OUR NEXT STEPS TO SECURE BAND 3 FOR HCAs IN PENNINE CARE

UNISON members working as healthcare assistants in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have been campaigning for fair pay and fair role banding since 2018, after it became clear that most staff were undertaking band 3 duties, but only paid at band 2.

Together we achieved a significant step forward in October last year, when UNISON reached agreement with the Trust on a revised job description which reflects what HCAs really do on wards and departments in Pennine Care. This role was evaluated as a band 3, meaning that hundreds of HCA staff are now due a banding uplift.

However, whilst Pennine Care have now agreed a HCA job description which has been evaluated at band 3, they have not yet agreed a deal to ensure staff receive a fair amount of back pay for hundreds of HCA staff, in recognition of work they’ve undertaken at this level whilst only being paid at band 2.

UNISON believe staff should receive back pay up to as far back as 2018 and have put proposal to the Trust in August 2021, but Pennine Care have yet to agree to it – even though thousands of other HCAs in Greater Manchester have received this deal.

Join us at one of our two upcoming meetings online to discuss what the progress over the last few months means for you as a band 2 HCA, and the next steps in our campaign. Register using the links below:

Friday Apr 8, 2022 11:00 AM London

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcOCgrzIrEtFrJo9go-zHn-v7iNTHALoy

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022 01:30 PM London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvf-mtrjgiG9b4_AN6vKlY8ndNsEUVeXh8

Thursday Apr 14, 2022 06:00 PM London

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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdu6vrz8vH92h-sMBXcVS2QGj74P1-Igf