NHS test-and-trace contractor cuts guaranteed pay by one-third

NHS test-and-trace contractor cuts guaranteed pay by one-third:

Workers at Mitie-run mobile testing units will have secure pay slashed from 12 hours to eight after firm wins new contract

NHS mobile test-and-trace units run by Mitie are cutting the guaranteed pay of workers by a third after winning a new contract from the government.

The outsourcing firm, which employs about 1,000 people at mobile testing sites, has told workers that from 8 November they will be guaranteed pay for an eight-hour shift each day, rather than 12 hours, slashing secure pay to £80 a day from £120.

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