Full paid leave for all in the NHS
Essential workers at East London NHS Foundation Trust have organised and taken action to reduce the risk of infection and to keep each other and the patients safe. “We are the workers that will keep going through this pandemic. Together we can take action for safer workplaces”, they say. On 16 March mental health nurses, doctors, social workers, admin and cleaners in East London, emailed the chief executive seeking assurances that all workers operating in ELFT premises would be entitled to full paid leave, where necessary, to comply with the government’s public health advice. By Thursday 19...