Why Are Nhs Workers Being Given Free Food?

[dave50]

Item on BBC breakfast this morning reporting on this. Don't they earn enough to buy their own food?

[barry1010]

Haven't seen the news reports - is the company getting lots of lovely free advertising?

[emmie]

perhaps its because they work long shifts, i read that's 12 hours, but sure someone may correct that, so maybe offering free food they can stop and rest at home, and not worry about cooking when they get home. unless its not cooked? I don't know other than that

[dannyk13]

Are you talking about nurses?, Their average pay is between £33.000 and £35,000

[emmie]

Nurse - Average Salary The average salary for a Nurse is £31,000 gross per year (£2,000 net per month), which is £1,400 (+5%) higher than the UK's national average salary. A Nurse can expect an average starting salary of £22,000.

[bobbinwales]

Most discussions on NHS pay someone will refer to the disgrace of nurses having to rely on foodbanks but no-body seems to challenge it and ask how many, why, as my neices are nurses and earn quite alot more than me (which the deserve) but no food banks needed here!

[dannyk13]

Info here:-
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/nhs-staff-offers/

[emmie]

can find info of NHS staff asking for discounts in restaurants, but that was in Scotland i think.

[barry1010]

My next door neighbour is a nurse and I know for a fact she is a higher rate tax payer.

[davebro]

I know a nurse - she got fed up with the constrictions of working in the NHS & changed to agency nursing. She only needs to work 3 days a week to make a good income.

[barry1010]

I met most of her work is at an NHS facility, davebro

[barry1010]

Carers working in residential homes and private homes have been working all through lockdown and are very poorly paid for the work they do.
Not as skilled or as well trained as nurses but vital all the same - I hope they have been getting perks, too

[dave50]

Its a private company handing out free food to NHS workers as they feel they deserve it because of all the good work they do. We'll yes they do good work but they are only doing what they have been trained to do just like millions of other people working in vital areas that keep the country running, many of them earning a lot less than nurses. It's time we focused a bit more on those people instead of the constant gushing, worshipping of the NHS and its workers, most of whom are on a good salary.

[emmie]

many of the businesses may not be able to give perks any longer if they are threatened with going out of business.

[bobbinwales]

There doing it for publicity. Its harmless and is away of saying thankyou but if there aim is to help the needy there are many worthwhile charaties who need it better. If your not happy but your not a customer then its there commercial decision so leave them to do it. If you are a customer of theres then take your busness somewhere else if you don't want to pay for it indirectley

[emmie]

shame there isn't a link to see who is doing it.

[barry1010]

That private company is doing it for the free advertising - probably saving a fortune in the long term especially if they attract lots of new customers including the NHS staff

[lady-janine]

Other designated key workers have been working 12 hour shifts throughout this pandemic. They also have just the same problems with shopping. Will they also be given free food? Surely they deserve it especially as quite a few of them earn a lot less than nhs staff.

[bobbinwales]

Care home workers should be offered free food first (well provided they can show theyve been vaccinnated or have a medical note to say why not rather than to the ones endangering lives)

[dannyk13]

emmie //shame there isn't a link to see who is doing it.//
If you scroll down on the link you wll see several companies who are offering something.

[barry1010]

I agree, bob, they really do do a ***ty job for very poor pay.