Even with massive NHS staff shortages, healthcare workers like Arun Kumar have been forced to return to their home countries during the pandemic instead of saving lives
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“The UK government is using the African and Black community to build their economy. I’ve worked so hard, full-time. Yet, when I renew my visa, I have to pay a £1,000 surcharge to use the NHS."
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It's perverse that ministers ignore the contribution of care and NHS support staff ?
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Migrant key workers are on the pandemic frontline but their fight to remain in the country is harder than ever
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Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers
The article Scrapping of NHS surcharge for migrant health and care workers ‘long overdue’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Out of touch ministers measure value only in pounds and pence
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“UNISON will carry on campaigning with, and on behalf, of our European members and their families to retain their existing rights post Brexit.”
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MPs, Lords and the London Mayor back EU workers as UNISON members lobby Westminster
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Government urged to stem the tide of ‘uncertainty and confusion’
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By Christina Egan When I read Anke Plummer’s account of feeling like a Briton, I wondered why, as another German living here for over 20 years, I do not seem to feel British at all? Well, I...