Minimum wage rise highlights need for NHS pay reform, says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned that increases to the National Minimum Wage announced in last week’s Budget underline the urgent need to reform NHS pay bands. Last week’s Budget announced that from April 2026, the National Minimum Wage for workers aged over 21 will rise to £12.71 an hour. While the RCM […]
Pay offer arrives for RCM members in Scotland
An above inflation pay offer which meets the RCM’s pay claim has been announced for midwives and maternity care assistants (MCAs) working in the NHS in Scotland The RCM, together with other Scottish trade unions, has negotiated a two-year pay offer with the Scottish Government which crucially contains inflation protection. The offer equates to an […]
RCM research MSW pay banding and job evaluation
By Alice Sorby, RCM Employment Relations Advisor on 26 November 2019 During MSW week 2018 the RCM held a series of study days for Maternity Support Workers. At these events MSWs were consistently asking us if we thought it was ‘ok’ that they were carrying out certain tasks and responsibilities whilst being paid at a […]