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Readers panel: Is scrapping the pay cap an empty gesture if future pay rises are linked to productivity? 

When health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that the 1% pay cap for NHS staff had been scrapped, he said future pay rises could be linked to productivity improvements. Nursing Standard readers have their say. 
Posted 13 October 2017 - 16:48
 
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