![]() She added: "Today is just one step in the battle to restore NHS workers’ decade of lost earnings. "But so much more needs to be done for workers if we are all to get the NHS we need." ![]() "It also meets a key GMB demand of a huge pay uplift for the lowest paid, lifting them above the Real Living Wage. "Our members recognise that progress has been made - from the Government originally offering nothing, health workers will be thousands of pounds better off. "GMB members have voted to accept the offer, which means GMB union will vote in favour of the pay offer at the NHS joint staff council meeting next week. Rachel Harrison, GMB national secretary, said: "This new pay offer would not have happened without the strike action taken by ambulance and other GMB health workers. The unions are due to meet at the NHS staff council on Tuesday where a collective decision will be taken on whether to accept the pay offer. ![]() Some NHS staff unions voted to accept the pay offer, while others, such as Unite and the Royal of Nursing, voted to reject it. Turnout was 51% - the union has tens of thousands of members. The result was 56% to accept, and 44% to reject. and health workers who are members of the GMB union have voted to accept the government's pay offer for NHS staff. Sainsbury's have been contacted for comment. "Our colleagues are more than happy to help customers who are using the app for the first time to get the hang of it and start earning Rewards every time they shop with Asda," the spokesman said. In response, Asda told Sky News that using a personalised-app allows them to tailor rewards to each individual customer. Mobile versions of both the Tesco and Morrisons discount schemes are available. Customers also receive a physical card to scan at the checkouts. In comparison, Tesco allows customers to sign up to its popular Clubcard discount scheme, just using a phone number.Īnd the My Morrisons loyalty scheme only requires a home address to sign up to. "At Age UK we regularly hear from older people who are told that they should be doing things online and who find that because they do not use the internet, they often miss out on the best prices, loyalty discounts and rewards." It does not offer a physical card.Ĭaroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, told the newspaper: "In an increasingly online world, those who do not use digital technology can feel they are being left behind. Some supermarkets in the UK have been accused of blocking elderly customers from benefitting from discounts and lower prices, as loyalty schemes typically require an app or email address to sign up.Įarlier this month, Sainsbury's announced it is offering discounts on hundreds of products to Nectar card members, but it is impossible to sign up to without an email address, according to The Telegraph.Īsda shoppers are also required to download a mobile app to access customer offers.
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